History
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The heart of Moravia – through the eyes of musician Jiří Pavlica
The Czech state has its origins in Great Moravia, an early Christian empire that developed in the ninth century. We visit it with musician Jiří Pavlica.
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Comenius’ signet ring still carried by descendants
A signet ring which the famous Czech pedagogue and philosopher Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) gave his daughter is reportedly still in possession of his descendants.
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Sokol movement celebrates Memorial Day in honour of Nazi victims
Thursday is Sokol Memorial Day, in honour of members of the patriotic athletics group arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 and sent to Nazi concentration camps. Few survived.
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Prague may put Czech noble, Austrian marshal Josef Radecký back on a pedestal
Prague looks set to return a statue of nobleman Josef Václav Radecký of Radče – arguably the greatest Czech military commander in history – to the Lesser Town square.
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Author Ivan Margolius on a chilling personal connection to classic Tatra cars
Tatra’s futuristic-looking, aerodynamic cars, which first appeared in the 1930s, represent some of the most distinctive designs ever produced in Czechoslovakia.
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‘The SS Officer’s Armchair: Uncovering the hidden life of a Nazi’ in occupied Prague – part II
Historian Daniel Lee's latest book, The SS Officer’s Armchair: Uncovering the hidden life of a Nazi, is the story of a German lawyer who served in in occupied Prague.
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Lower house moves to compensate victims of 1969 state violence against freedom demonstrators
MPs have approved a proposal to compensate victims of state violence against freedom demonstrators in 1969.
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The Reliquary of St. Maurus –the most valuable Romanesque work of art in the Czech Republic
The St. Maurus reliquary is considered to be the second most important historical artefact in the Czech Republic, second only to the crown jewels.
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‘The SS Officer’s Armchair: Uncovering the hidden life of a Nazi’ in occupied Prague, part I
SS Officer Dr Robert Griesinger, stationed in Prague late in WWII , entered the life of historian Daniel Lee thanks to an armchair belonging to a Czech émigré in Amsterdam.
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Klatovy: Walking among mummies
The treasures of the once royal town of Klatovy include a crypt with dozens of mummified bodies of people who died in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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New exhibition depicts life of pre-war Czech-Jewish family
The Winternitz Villa in Prague is now housing an exhibition titled “No night so dark”. It documents the history of the Czech-Jewish Wels family.
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Rare silver coins from 13th century discovered in South Bohemia
Archaeologists from South Bohemia have just announced a unique discovery of some 800 silver coins dating back to the second half of 13th century.
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