Chapel of the Brušáks

St. John's Chapel is located on the crossroad of Radomyšlská and Šmidingerova streets. The chapel was built in the 18th century and was consecrated in the name of the freshly canonized John of Nepomuk. One of the two proven miracles that were used to support the process of canonization took pace in Strakonice. This was the case of little Rosalie Hodankova, a girl who was saved from drowning when she fell into the weir in 1718 and got under the ice. After a long search she was rescued, alive and kicking, in the presence of a number of witnesses.
When the chapel was built, it was standing alone in the fields. A lien was applied on the fields - the owners' obligation to maintain the chapel in good condition. And because the lands belonged to the family of Brušáks, the chapel is known as the Brušáks', or Brušák's. A couple of skeletons, uniform buttons, a rifle bullet and a gothic key were excavated near the chapel. B. Dubský, an amateur archaeologist from Řepice, examined the pieces and found that they were remnants from the Napoleonic era. The relics were then deposited in the Strakonice Museum. Even though the chapel is located in a frequented place, it is hidden from casual sight behind the residential houses. Thankfully the chapel did not fall victim to local development like other architectural monuments.
























