Arenas de San Pedro, Spain
c. 1300
Mansilla de las Mulas, Spain
12th century
Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain
1515
Simancas, Spain
15th century
Salvatierra de Miño, Spain
17th century
Chipiona, Spain
1295
Pontedeume, Spain
13th century
Miranda de Ebro, Spain
1449
Segura de la Sierra, Spain
13th century
Ampudia, Spain
13th century
Chinchón, Spain
16th century
Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain
13th century
Vélez-Blanco, Spain
1506
Cazorla, Spain
11th century
Béjar, Spain
13th century
Íllora, Spain
9th century AD
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Spain
1693
Belvís de Monroy, Spain
13th century
Alba de Tormes, Spain
13th century
A Pena, Spain
14th 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.