Great War Memorial - Lužany (East Bohemia), Czech Republic
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Sandstone monument in the center of village Lužany nad Trotinou (East Bohemia) dedicated to 13 victims (fellow-citizens) between 1914-1918 in the Great War (WW I).
Waymark Code: WMWYV3
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/01/2017
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The sandstone monument in the center village Lužany nad Trotinou depicts a statue of a lion looking up the wall with 13 names. They are the names of the fellow-citizens of the village who died between 1914-1918 on various fields of the Great War. It was unveiled in 1923 and it was paid by a municipality of the village.
The following text can be found on the monument:
"OBETEM SVETOVÉ VÁLKY (To the victims of the Great War)
1914 – 1918
ANTONÍN VÁCLAV
JAŠEK VÁCLAV
HOMOLKA JOSEF
HORÁK JAN
HUŠEK FRANTIŠEK
HUŠEK VÁCLAV
JONEŠ FRANTIŠEK
KRECEK JOSEF
RUŽICKA ALOIS
SCHEJBAL RUDOLF
ŠTÍPEK VÁCLAV
VLACIHA OTTO
VLACIHA RUDOLF "
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1923
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: municipality of village Lužany
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Lužany, Czech Republic
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