Monument to the victims of the World War I - Bylany, Czech Republic
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N 50° 03.925 E 014° 54.595
33U E 493552 N 5545907
Memorial dedicated to 15 citizens of small village Bylany near Ceský Brod killed during World War I.
Waymark Code: WMV2XH
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/14/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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The monument to victims of the World War I from the 1920s is a work of Vanek company and it was paid by citizens of the village. It is made of sandstone. On its pedestal it is a stone plaque with 15 engraved names of the local citizens killed during WW I. On the pedestal there is a statue of a young woman holding a little baby in her arms and looking to a distance for his father.

The following names are engraved on the plaque:
KLOUDA CENEK 1895
URBAN KAREL 1885
MRVÍK JOSEF 1895
VORLÍCEK JAN 1899
HYBLER FRANT. 1892
EBRLE JOSEF 1897
DVORÁK JOSEF 1895
BOHATA EMIL 1897
URBAN JAR. 1893
MIKEŠ JOSEF 1890
KAŠE FRANT. 1886
NEKOLA JOS. 1898
TUCEK BOHUS. 1897
HRDINA FRANT. 1886
RUŽICKA KAREL 1879
Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Residents of the village

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Bylany, Czech Republic
282 01


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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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