The monument No. 8 - Svinistany, Czech Republic
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The Austro-Prussian War Memorial in Svinistany.
Waymark Code: WMM37V
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/13/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member marfik
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The major battle of the Austro-Prussian war - Battle of Königgrätz (visit link) - was preceded by several other military clashes and minor skirmishes and battles. These skirmishes had their own victims and these victims have own a monuments.

This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Schweinschädel [CZ: Sviništany] (visit link) . It was a minor engagement of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, during the Königgrätz/Sadowa campaign in Bohemia on June 29, 1866.

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Typizovaný litinový kríž na pískovcovém podstavci uprostred louky pred bývalým ovcínem na západním okraji obce Svinistany.
Size / Velikost: small

Access restrictions ? / Omezeny pristup ?: no

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