Mírkov, chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, entrance to the chapel, 1975

The nave of the chapel, built against a sandstone cliff face, was demolished in 1977, leaving only the rock-hewn presbytery standing. Built as a simple pseudo-Romanesque chapel after 1800 on the site of a former hermitage, it was located at a scenic viewpoint about half a kilometer south of the settlement. The tower was destroyed in 1975. The furnishings were destroyed by soldiers working on the nearby road even before the demolition of the nave. A large pile of rubble remains where the nave s.. Read more »tood. The left front corner survives to a height of about 1.2 meters. The chapel is not registered in the land registry, and the land belongs to the municipality of Povrly.