Saint Ignatius
The St Ignatius Rock Chapel is a chapel in Všemily in the Czech Republic, which is entirely built into a hollowed-out block of rock. It is one of the most notable holy monuments in Bohemian Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rolf-Dresden, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Church
- Description: rock chapel in the Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Rock chapel”, “Rock Chapel”, “Skalní kaple svatého Ignáce”, “St Ignatius Rock Chapel”, and “Svatý Ignác”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Růžovský vrch and Mariina skála.
Růžovský vrch
Peak
Photo: Mars 2002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Růžovský vrch is a mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the Czech Republic. The summit is located in the municipality of Růžová in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The mountain is protected as a national nature reserve named Růžák. Růžovský vrch is situated 3 km west of Saint Ignatius.
Mariina skála
Peak
Photo: Bali70, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mariina skála is a 428 m rocky hill in the Czech Republic, located in the region of Bohemian Switzerland not far from Jetřichovice. It was named in the 19th century after Princess Marie Kinsky. Mariina skála is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint Ignatius.
Dolský Mlýn
Ruins
Photo: Pavel Kinšt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolský Mlýn is a ruins, which is situated 2 km northwest of Saint Ignatius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Všemily and Jetřichovice.
Jetřichovice
Village
Photo: Maxx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jetřichovice is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village of Vysoká Lípa within the municipality is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone.
Srbská Kamenice
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Srbská Kamenice is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Srbská Kamenice is situated 2½ km southwest of Saint Ignatius.
Saint Ignatius
- Categories: cave chapel, building, chapel, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jetřichovice, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.83849° or 50° 50′ 19″ northLongitude
14.37391° or 14° 22′ 26″ eastOpen location code
9F2PR9QF+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 569377306OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q472661
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Saint Ignatius” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kaple svatého Ignáce”
- Czech: “Kaple svatého Ignáce”
- German: “Felsenkapelle”
- German: “Hailigen Ignatius”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà nguyện đá (Všemily)”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà nguyện đá”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Ignatius”. Photo: Rolf-Dresden, CC BY 2.5.