History
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Czechia criminalizes promotion of communism
As of January 1, 2026, Czechia introduced a new amendment to its Criminal Code, placing communism on the same legal footing as Nazism. What does the law actually prohibit?
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From Prague to Australia: the lost photographs of Jiří Viktor Daneš
Jiří Viktor Daneš was Czechoslovakia’s first consul to Australia. His restored photos are now in a new book. We spoke with one of its authors, historian Tomáš Pavlíček.
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Veteran of the First Czechoslovak Army Corps, Miloslav Masopust, has died
WWII veteran Miloslav Masopust has died at the age of 101. In 1944, he joined the First Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR and took part in the liberation of Slovakia.
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Anniversary of the Week
Strongest earthquake in modern Czech history: 40 years ago in 1985
In December 1985, the western part of what was then Czechoslovakia was struck by the strongest earthquake of modern times, shaking buildings near the border with Germany.
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Sculpture of Lidice children to undergo restoration
The statue of 82 children in Lidice, commemorating the Nazi destruction of the village in 1942, will undergo restoration over the next five years, the Lidice Memorial says.
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The search for a chapel that may be lying buried for over half a millennium
Czechia has many castles whose history is well-documented. However, some castle ruins have yet to reveal their secrets and modern technology is helping to uncover them.
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Anniversary of the Week
120 years since the first corneal transplant: Olomouc placed Czechia in the history of medicine
In December 1905, Eduard Konrad Zirm performed in Olomouc the first successful corneal transplant in the world. Czech medicine remains a pioneer to this day.
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Rare medieval Madonna goes on display at Prague’s St Agnes Convent
The Madonna from Havraň, a rare medieval sculpture of the Virgin Mary, has gone on display in the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague.
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220 years since the Battle of the Three Emperors: Austerlitz 1805 – the bloodiest clash on our soil
On December 2, 1805, Emperor Napoleon I of France defeated the joint Russian-Austrian army in a famous battle near Slavkov that reshaped the map of Europe.
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Anniversary of the Week
Olomouc’s Holy Trinity Column: 25 Years on the UNESCO List
Olomouc’s dominant landmark is currently in the hands of restorers. Under the scaffolding, they managed to solve two mysteries hidden within the monument.
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New funds to help preserve German heritage of Czech borderlands
The expulsion of three million Sudeten Germans from post-war Czechoslovakia left many German graves abandoned. A new subsidy will now help the locals to maintain them.
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Rare gold-decorated shoe among artefacts from 12th-century Třebíč excavation
Archaeologists wrap up a major study of 12th-century Třebíč, uncovering rare medieval artifacts and earning the Patrimonium pro futuro award.
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