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In the northern part of the Old Town Square is a monument to Jan Hus, at the foot of which rest after long walks tourists, using the lower ledges as a bench. A large monument symbolizes national unity.Jan Hus, philosopher, preacher and reformer who fought for the freedom of the Czechs, was recognized as a heretic in 1414, and a year later was sentenced by the Catholic Church to be executed through burning.
The consequences of this brutal execution were provoked by the Hussite wars, in which on one side were the Hussites - the followers of Jan Hus, and the second - the Roman Catholic Church. The war was remembered in history as the first war in Europe, where hand-held firearms were used and where the Hussite infantry inflicted significant damage on stronger opponents.
Five centuries after the execution of Jan Hus, in 1915 a bronze monument was erected in the center of the Old Town, according to the sketches of the architect and artist Ladislav Shaloon in the Art Nouveau style. In the center of the elliptical pedestal, Ian Hus is depicted, the rest of the sculptural group is divided into two "camps" - Hussites and emigrants who left Bohemia after the war on the White Mountain of 1620, just as there is a young mother - a symbol of the people's revival.
Looking closely you can find and carved inscriptions, one of them - a quotation by J. Hus and says this: "Everyone wants love and truth." Also here are excerpts from the chant "Who are the soldiers of God" and carved in 1926 an inscription in honor of the independence of Czechoslovakia - "We believe that the government will turn to you again, the Czech people."
After the burning of Huss, the Hussite wars continued for another 20 years, but they did not lead to drastic changes. The only thing the Hussites have achieved is the right to Communion. Later, a community of followers of Jan Hus will be formed - a community of Moravian brothers who will contribute to the history of the church.
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