Steinfurt, Germany
12th century
Bad Mergentheim, Germany
1525
Attendorn, Germany
13th century
Oberkirch, Germany
c. 1070-1090
Gößweinstein, Germany
11th century
Pottenstein, Germany
13th century
Borken, Germany
13th century
Blankenheim, Germany
c. 1115
Pottenstein, Germany
1057-1070
Thallichtenberg, Germany
1200
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
14th century
Kastellaun, Germany
13th century
Delitzsch, Germany
14th century
Niederdürenbach, Germany
14th century
Lörrach, Germany
11th century
Kulmbach, Germany
12th century
Andernach, Germany
15th century
Erkelenz, Germany
14th century
Ahorntal, Germany
12th century
Bonn, Germany
13th 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.