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The church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was founded in the 10th century as a wooden church. The current building dates back to reconstruction in 1701-1702 and 1761.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, dating from the 13th century, is a three-aisled basilica remarkable for its Southern Gothic portal, its sculptures by Master Paul of Levoča. The neo-Gothic tower from the end of the 19th century (1893) is the highest church tower in Slovakia with its height of 87 m.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was founded at the beginning of the 17th century and is the oldest Marian pilgrimage site in the Czech Republic. The present church replaced the older Gothic building, which was not big enough for the growing number of pilgrims. It was built according to the plans of the Italian architect Giovanni Maria Filippi, under the direction of Jakub de Vaccani in the years 1613-1625, in the style of early Baroque Roman churches.

In the middle of the village there is an elevated trachyte hill, surrounded by the river Hron and its tributary by the stream Perec. It is divided into three parts, while in the northeastern part there is a cemetery, and in the southwestern part there are family houses and gardens.

The church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built around 1318 by German settlers. The original church was destroyed during the Hussite wars in the 15th century, and its reconstruction was burned in a fire in 1538. The current neo-Gothic building only dates from the end of the 19th century.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was first mentioned in 754, when Bishop Chrodegang of Metz attributed it to Gorze Abbey. The present building dates from the 18th century after the church was burnt down in 1689 during the War of the Palatinate Succession. When the church was divided into Catholic and Protestant denominations in 1705, it was still in ruins. Nevertheless, the Reformed community was given the nave, while the Catholic community was granted the choir room. The church tower remains the property of the community. During the reconstruction from 1708 to 1721 (the reformed part) and until 1789 (the catholic part), the separation of the two parts of the church was achieved by a wall without a passage. Both parts of the church were given their own entrances.

The Church of the Assumption is the Latvian Orthodox Church of Aizkalne. The brick church was built in 1904.