Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
11th century
Jüchen, Germany
11th century
Burg an der Wupper, Germany
c. 1133
Bielefeld, Germany
13th century
Königswinter, Germany
1138-1167
Raesfeld, Germany
12th century
Monschau, Germany
c. 1217
Gladbeck, Germany
13th century
Lüdinghausen, Germany
13th century
Krefeld, Germany
c. 1200
Mechernich, Germany
1396-1406
Oberhausen, Germany
13th century
Havixbeck, Germany
14th century
Altena, Germany
1108
Aachen, Germany
13th century
Bad Münstereifel, Germany
13th century
Tecklenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Mönchengladbach, Germany
12th century
Zülpich, Germany
14th century
Kleve, 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.