RADHOST MOUNTAIN

The summit is located in 1,129 m above sea level. At the very top, there is a Chapel of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. It was consecrated by Theodor Kohn, Archbishop of Olomouc, in 1898. Originally, it was a stone structure with white plaster and a Byzantine-style dome. A wooden bell tower with a shingle roof was added in 1924 during a complete renovation. At that time, the entire chapel was clad with impregnated shingles. On June 23, 1928, during the Czech Republic’s centennial year, the then president Tomas Garrigue Masaryk visited this chapel, which was commemorated by a bronze plaque in the entrance vestibule, restored in 2005.

Above the entrance was an inscription reading, “Love one another, Slavs, and unite in the faith preached here by Saints Cyril and Methodius.” Their sculpture (the work of Albin Polasek) is located outside the chapel. The chapel is the highest-altitude church building in the Czech Republic.

The chapel’s windows feature colored stained glass depicting saints (St. Wenceslas and other Czech saints) and the names of donors from nearby villages. The chapel is maintained by members of the Matice Radhostska association from Trojanovice, who also oversaw the restoration of the wooden bell tower in 2000.