Leuchtenberg, Germany
c. 1300
Glücksburg, Germany
1582-1587
Eltville, Germany
1330
Landstuhl, Germany
1162
Rochlitz, Germany
10th century AD
Monreal, Germany
13th century
Munich, Germany
1438-1439
Aachen, Germany
13th century
Adenau, Germany
12th century
Mayen, Germany
13th century
Torgau, Germany
10th century
Aachen, Germany
14th century
Passau, Germany
1367
Oybin, Germany
13th century
Landshut, Germany
1204
Anholt, Germany
12th century
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
c. 1150
Bad Münstereifel, Germany
13th century
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
c. 1000 AD
Wertheim, Germany
1132
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.