Wasgau, Germany
12th century
Busenberg, Germany
12th century
Wachenheim, Germany
12th century
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
12th century
Gotzendorf, Germany
1630
Essing, Germany
11th century
Schorndorf, Germany
1538
Eschbach, Germany
11th century
Bad Honnef, Germany
c. 1200
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany
1338
Schloßprunn, Germany
c. 1200
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
13th century
Lichtenberg, Germany
12th century
Nossen, Germany
12th century
Düren, Germany
12th century
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
13th century
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
c. 1371
Niederheimbach, Germany
13th century
Waldburg, Germany
c. 1100
Tharandt, Germany
13th century
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.