However, the most important cultural and historical monument of the village is the Romanesque Rotunda of All Saints (the so-called upper church) in the cemetery dating from 1172. Although at first glance it does not resemble a rotunda, we still classify it as this type of medieval buildings. The rotunda was rebuilt in the late Gothic period, but more fundamentally restored in the Baroque style and extended by a built tower in 1741. During this period, the southern portal was no longer used and the entrance to the church was moved to the west side to the basement. During the Second World War, the tower was severely damaged, but fortunately it did not collapse and was repaired in 1945. The rotunda was reconstructed in 1985 and 1986, and in 1991 the interior was restored together with a baroque altar. At present, it is used only occasionally for religious purposes. Although on the outside it has the shape of a church with a rectangular nave and an apse, it is one of the unique examples of buildings with typical features of the rotunda in the interior. The interior of the rotunda is decorated with unique fragments of Romanesque and early Gothic murals from the 12th and 14th centuries. Below the church there is a crypt where members of the Jackovič family were buried. On the east side of the apse we can find the original round window. The research here also revealed the rest of the Romanesque decoration in the form of a toothpick, a decorative element made of bricks, which is typical of Romanesque architecture.
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