# The ossuary of the Church of St Peter and St Paul

What to do en Mělník · Mělník

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/things-to-do/st-peter-and-st-paul-ossuary · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 20 min
- Temporada: All year, on the church's hours
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers; it makes an impression on small children

Crypt · 20 min · the bones of about 15,000 people, arranged in 1915–1919

Beneath the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, next to the castle, a crypt holds the remains of between 10,000 and 15,000 people from the old cemetery that surrounded the church, where bones were deposited from the 1530s until 1775. Between 1915 and 1919 the anthropologist Jindřich Matiegka arranged them: a wall of skulls called the Calvary, an anchor and a heart made of skulls and the inscription Ecce mors. It is smaller and more sober than the one at Kutná Hora, and much quieter.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.3504, 14.4737

## Cerca de aquí

- [The St Peter and St Paul tower, a viewpoint at 37 metres](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/things-to-do/st-peter-and-st-paul-tower), a 0 m
- [Mělník Castle above the confluence of the Vltava and the Elbe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/things-to-do/melnik-castle), a 62 m
- [Mělník Castle apartments](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/where-to-stay/castle-apartments), a 62 m
- [Mělník Castle patisserie](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/where-to-eat/castle-patisserie), a 62 m
- [The cellars of Mělník Castle and a sommelier-led tasting](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/things-to-do/cellars-and-tasting), a 62 m
- [Hostinec Dobrý Kanec](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/where-to-eat/dobry-kanec), a 98 m
- [Hostinec Dobrý Kanec rooms](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/where-to-stay/dobry-kanec-accommodation), a 98 m
- [The confluence of the Vltava and the Elbe from the castle terrace](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik/things-to-do/confluence-viewpoint), a 126 m

Destino: [Mělník](https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/melnik.md)