Pöhl, Germany
14th century
Euskirchen, Germany
14th century
Ebermannstadt, Germany
12th century
Bad Breisig, Germany
12th century
Westerburg, Germany
12th century
Treis-Karden, Germany
13th century
Burgrain, Germany
c. 1200
Amlishagen, Germany
13th century
Sontheim, Germany
1672
Ursensollen, Germany
14th century
Lemberg, Germany
c. 1200
Warthausen, Germany
1532-1540
Milkel, Germany
1302
Augsburg, Germany
13th century
Oberviechtach, Germany
12th century
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Dillingen an der Saar, Germany
14th century
Salzkotten, Germany
1607
Eching, Germany
12th century
Plößberg, Germany
12th 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.