Combined World War I & II Memorial - Ptení, Czech Republic
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N 49° 30.672 E 016° 57.694
33U E 641996 N 5486134
Combined War Memorial dedicated by local citizens to 38 fellow-citizens killed during Word War I (1914-1918) and 9 victims tortured to death during Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and WW II (1938-1945) in front of the St Martin's church in Pteni
Waymark Code: WMWWRW
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/23/2017
Views: 10
The monumet located in front of a parish office and next to St Martin's Church in Pteni was erected after WW I from the contributions of local citizens. It was dedicated to 38 victims of WW I from the village Ptení and the close settlement Holubice. After WW II 9 other names were added to the monument. It was the victims tortured to death during Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and WW II (1938-1945). On the top of the monument's pedestal there is a statue of a young woman holding a national flag with a dove sitting on the flag. Next to her there is a lion, a Czech heraldic animal.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: village Ptení
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Ptení, Czech Republic
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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