Renovation of school, Prague, Czech Republic
Posted by: ToRo61
N 50° 05.525 E 014° 25.928
33U E 459381 N 5549023
The help the neighboring country after the flood.
Waymark Code: WMH69P
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2013
Views: 83
In August 2002 the big part of Czech Republic was flooded by Vltava and Labe river.
The floods, which surpassed in size all the floods in the Czech Republic, which are kept historical records. 504 villages were flooded, a thousand homes and 73 bridges was destroyed and 220,000 people was evacuated. Prague was witnessed five hundred years flood.
This memorial plague reminds the help of the neighboring country after the flood.
Plaque Inscription:
CZ: "Tuto budovu postihly v srpnu 2002 záplavy. Voda dosahovala až k spodnímu okraji této desky. Provoz školy se podarilo obnovit i díky sbírce polských obcanu. Tuto sbírku organizovalo RADIO ZET".
EN: "This building was hit in the August 2002 floods. Water was up to the lower edge of the plate. The school was recover thanks to the collection of Polish citizens. This collection was organized by RADIO ZET".
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Polish people
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Prague and Czech Republic
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed
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