Domoraz: St. Anne’s Chapel and Boží muka

The chapel is enclosed by a low boundary wall surrounding a small square with four mature trees. In front of the building stands a cast-iron cross on a granite pedestal. The entrance faces southwest, adding a clear spatial orientation to the architectural details. The wall, trees, cross and entrance form distinct reference points that can be used to describe the site in its surroundings.

West of the village, Boží muka stands beside a field path. This small, finely executed Neo-Gothic wayside shrine dates from the second half of the 19th century and is unique in the district. Two wooden sculptures are located in the central section of Boží muka. The structure is divided into three unequal, superimposed sections, has quatrefoil-shaped niches in its lower part and bears a metal cross at the top. The superimposed sections give the wayside shrine a clearly vertical structure, while the niches and sculptures further define the central section.

Interesting stone sculptures are located at the base. Among other things, their forms resemble the head of a turtle, a snake, a sultan or an armed man. The two sacred buildings thus differ in location, period and design; when planning your own visit, their details can be deliberately viewed side by side. The comparison therefore focuses not only on the two construction periods, but also on the different forms of design and the spatial setting of their locations.

The Hospodářský dvůr in Domoraz is a farmyard of late Renaissance origin in which valuable Renaissance building structures have been preserved. Its historical significance is thus evident both in its original function as a farmyard and in the preserved building elements.

Hospodářský dvůr, house number 1, consists of a residential building, a farm building and a barn arranged around a U-shaped courtyard. The residential building preserves a Renaissance roof framework and Renaissance gables; vaults have also been preserved there and in the stable buildings. The site can therefore be understood as an interplay of the courtyard layout, buildings and individual structures, without separating the building elements from one another.

A bus connection from nearby Nezamyslice provides access to Domoraz. The village square, field path, farm complex and bus connection form different reference points for planning a visit, without coinciding as a single area of the village. The points mentioned therefore situate the village through different types of connections: sacred buildings, a historic farm complex and the connection from nearby Nezamyslice.

More places to explore: Strašín, Kejnice, Zavlekov, Pačejov, Frymburk U Sušice, Plánice, Nemilkov, Horská Kvilda.

The St. Anne’s pilgrimage in Domoraz features attractions and refreshments. The pilgrimage thus complements the permanently visible sacred buildings with its own event in the annual calendar.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Klatovy.