Chemnitz, Germany
14th century
Sommersdorf, Germany
14th century
Prümer Burg, Germany
12th century
Hachen, Germany
c. 1000 AD
Hamm, Germany
14th century
Dresden, Germany
1543
Krautheim, Germany
1213
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
13th century
Buchheim, Germany
12th century
Radeberg, Germany
13th century
Reutlingen, Germany
13th century
Friesenhagen, Germany
13th century
Andernach, Germany
14th century
Schneppenbach, Germany
10th century AD
Bad Driburg, Germany
14th century
Plauen, Germany
c. 1250
Luckau, Germany
16th century
Tuttlingen, Germany
1460
Zwingenberg, Germany
1404
Neuenburg, Germany
1462
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.