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Glory to god in the highest

A bomb destroyed the historic church hall from 1671 at the end of World War II. The only remnant recovered from the debris was the church bell; it was cast in 1789 and is on display in the old school that is now a museum. Its Czech inscription is noteworthy since it reminds the viewer that until 1800 Czech was the official language of the village – early gravestones in the churchyard also bear witness to this fact. The village roads had Czech names, too, and it was only as late as 1909 that the Mala ulicka was renamed Kirchgasse.