Czech Republic Religious sites are widely preferred by the tourists interested in Czech Republic Travel. The country is rich in cultural heritage and has been witness to several events related to popular religious practices. The people of Czech Republic are mostly Roman Catholics and so are their churches, monasteries, monuments and pilgrimage sites. But the country also has a considerable presence of Jewish and other Christian religious sites.
The oldest surviving religious sites of Czech Republic dates back to as early as 9 th century and the country has seen a development of more than thousand years in the evolution of culture, religion, art and architecture associated with these sites. All these sites irrespective of religion are architectural splendors in their own right and some of them have also been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Czech Republic Religious sites have been subjected to severe demolition, defacing and destruction, especially, during the Hussite Movement, in several incidents of fires and warfare and in the late 18 th century during the reign of Joseph II. With the reauthorization of the religious orders, each time there has been a spur of development and construction of new Czech Republic pilgrimage and religious sites. The destructed sites have been revived and restored to their architectural majesty and attract numerous tourists from far and wide.
