Significant Cultural Relics of Řepy in the Context of Regional History

The thesis named "Regional History of Řepy" is supposed to give us a clue about cultural values of municipal district Řepy. It does not really deal with the history of the district itself but its main aim is to introduce artistically valuable sights of this particular area. They all were meant to serve to God. However, the buildings were not always used only for religious purposes due to historical events and changes in the Czech history. The thesis is divided into five parts. The first one gives us a historical and social context. Then, individual sights from historical, architectural and iconographical point of view are introduced. The first mentioned monument is a church Panny Marie Vítězné na Bílé Hoře (The Church of Our Lady of Victory at the White Mountain), which history is closely connected with an important battle which took place there. The third chapter gives us details about a historical building Velká Hospoda na Bílé Hoře (A Great Pub on the White Mountain) which originally functioned as a home of Servits. In addition, the home of St. Karel Boromejský is described in the following chapter. It was a special place where lives of seniors, female prisoners and nuns were mixed. The fifth chapter leads us to the very heart of municipal district where we can find an originally romanesque Church of St...