History
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From South Africa to Zlín: Brian Jakubec on rediscovering the Bata legacy that shaped his life
Brian Jakubec was born in South Africa, but his life was shaped by events that took place in far-away Czechoslovakia when his father joined the Bata shoe empire.
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“This is where my grandmother belongs” – Jewish family donates artwork to Brno museum
A portrait of a Jewish woman called Anna Wotzilkova, who was born in South Moravia and died in the Holocaust, has been donated to the newly planned Moravian Jewish Museum.
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Vysoké Mýto named Historic Town of Year 2022
The small town of Vysoké Mýto, in north-east Bohemia, has been named Czech Historical Town of the year for 2022.
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New memorial commemorates victims of Ploština massacre
On April 19, 1945, the Ploština settlement in Moravia was destroyed by the Nazis for having supported the anti-Nazi resistance. A new memorial commemorates the victims.
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Statue to fallen Czech soldiers of 1919 conflict with Poland to be resurrected
For 85 years, a monument to the fallen soldiers of the Polish–Czechoslovak War has been a list of names on slabs of stone. But it used to be dominated by a huge statue.
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Former dissident Dana Němcová dies at age of 89
One of the foremost opponents of the former Czechoslovak communist regime, Dana Němcová, passed away early on Tuesday morning at the age of 89.
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Anniversary of the Week
The “U Pinkasů” pub was the first Prague establishment to serve Pilsner Urquell on tap
The “U Pinkasů” pub, founded by Jakub Pinkas in 1843, was the first Prague pub to serve the bottom-fermented lager Pilsner Urquell on tap.
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Hořice na Šumave – the South Bohemian town with a far reaching tradition of passion plays
Passion plays have a rich tradition in the South Bohemian town of Hořice na Šumave. The settlement was once the site of some of the largest passion plays in Europe.
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Unique golden carriage goes on display in Český Krumlov
After centuries, a golden carriage made by Johann Anton I. of Eggenberg in 1638 for a diplomatic mission to the Pope, has been restored to its original glory.
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Anniversary of the Week
April 1953: Praga V3S truck produced for first time
Seventy years ago, on 2 April 1953, the first Praga V3S multi-purpose, all-terrain truck rolled off the production line in Prague’s Vysočany.
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Experts use CT scan to examine rare medieval Madonna
Experts are using a CT scan to find out more about the origin of the Madonna from Havraň, a precious medieval statue recently acquired by the National Gallery.
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Czechia loses its last Czechoslovak RAF pilot with death of Emil Boček
Last Saturday saw the passing of the last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot. Emil Boček died just a month after his 100th birthday.
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