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created in the fortification moat near the Virgin Gate on the day of St. Michael in 1563. When the metal was melted in the big boiler, many people from
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The Church of Saint James the Great was first mentioned in documents, which are dated to 1256, when the previous church, which stood in its place, was burned down. In the same year the construction of the new church began. In 1257 the
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are made from larger blocks of the local stone, bricks are used in some newer parts of the building. Only the highest floor of the tower and the Mother of
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ground and offers a wide view of the surroundings. The original tower had a pyramidal roof and a mural painting in the front. After many fires, the two towers were rebuilt and finished with baroque
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The walls of the church are unconventionally decorated with gravestones from the cemetery, which originally surrounded the church. On the eastern side there is a
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was struck by another big fire in 1523, the Church of St. James the Great, including both towers, was heavily damaged too. Subsequent repairs lasted over 40 years.
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