Liebstadt, Germany
13th century
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Legden, Germany
14th century
Hollfeld, Germany
13th century
Heimenkirch, Germany
1480-1490
Langerwehe, Germany
12th century
Coburg, Germany
14th century
Weigenheim, Germany
13th century
Altensteig, Germany
12th century
Lauchheim, Germany
12th century
Unsleben, Germany
12th century
Hemer, Germany
1353
Bederkesa, Germany
12th century
Eberbach, Germany
13th century
Friesenhagen, Germany
1550
Annweiler, Germany
12th century
Lennestadt, Germany
1202-1225
Pockau-Lengefeld, Germany
c. 1200
Grimburg, Germany
c. 1190
Annweiler, Germany
11th 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.