Malberg, Germany
1591-1597
Dietenhofen, Germany
13th century
Elsterberg, Germany
1200-1225
Aufseß, Germany
14th century
Grund, Germany
13th century
Frohburg, Germany
16th century
Burkheim, Germany
13th century
Dahn, Germany
1230-1240
Emmendingen, Germany
c. 1200
Frankenstein, Germany
c. 1100
Burgschwalbach, Germany
1354-1371
Hellenthal, Germany
1202-1235
Mürlenbach, Germany
8th century AD
Bad Driburg, Germany
8th century AD
Neckarsteinach, Germany
13th century
Leibertingen, Germany
13th century
Marienheide, Germany
1273
Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Germany
c. 1200
Insel Neuwerk, Germany
1300-1310
Lambrecht, Germany
c. 1330
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.