Mary is probably part of a larger unfinished Gothic church from the 14th century. The cemetery church was rebuilt to its current form after the fire in 1591. The Chapel of the Guardian Angel on Stráž hill on the outskirts of Sušice is a significant landmark of the town. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1682–1683. It is a pilgrimage site and the way to it is lined with the Stations of the Cross. The Jewish community is commemorated by two Jewish cemeteries. The Old Cemetery is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia. The oldest preserved tombstone dates from 1708. Svatobor is a hill with an altitude of , known for an eponymous observation tower. The hill was a sacred place for the original Slavic tribes, and a burial ground was discovered at its foot. The stone observation tower was built in 1934, after the original tower from 1900 burned down. It is . Notable people Maximilian Pirner (1853–1924), painter Karl Koller (1857–1944), Austrian ophthalmologist František Salzer (1902–1974), theatre director and actor Břetislav Pojar (1923–2012), puppeteer, animator and film director Petr Vaníček (born 1935), Czech-Canadian geodesist Marie Fikáčková (1936–1961), serial killer Jiří Maštálka (born 1956), politician Tomáš Pekhart (born 1989), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Sušice is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991, and there are now regular events resulting from this membership, such as festivals, or a produce market presenting goods from the countries of the twin towns. Its members are: Agros, Cyprus Altea, Spain Asikkala, Finland Bad Kötzting, Germany Bellagio, Italy Bundoran, Ireland Chojna, Poland Granville, France Holstebro, Denmark Houffalize, Belgium Judenburg, Austria Kőszeg, Hungary Marsaskala, Malta Meerssen, Netherlands Niederanven, Luxembourg Oxelösund, Sweden Preveza, Greece Rokiškis, Lithuania Rovinj, Croatia Sesimbra, Portugal Sherborne, England, United Kingdom Sigulda, Latvia Siret, Romania Škofja Loka, Slovenia Tryavna, Bulgaria Türi, Estonia Zvolen, Slovakia Sušice also has two other twin towns: Uetendorf, Switzerland Wenzenbach, Germany Gallery References External links Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Klatovy District Prácheňsko