Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Ottendorf-Okrilla, Germany
16th century
Hausach, Germany
13th century
Hückeswagen, Germany
c. 1189
Karlstadt, Germany
9th century AD
Vlotho, Germany
c. 1250
Hexenagger, Germany
10th century
Hiltpoltstein, Germany
11th century
Isenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Lahnstein, Germany
1324
Uhingen, Germany
1596
Ballmertshofen, Germany
16th century
Leisnig, Germany
10th century AD
Wissen, Germany
12th century
Schönecken, Germany
1230
Wangen im Allgäu, Germany
12th century
Senden, Germany
12th century
Alf, Germany
c. 936 AD
Bechtersbohl, Germany
1125-1141
Bad Grönenbach, Germany
1280
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.