Centennial marker and tree - Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic
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Centennial marker and tree - Jílové u Prahy
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/05/2020
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Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire (
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From 1939 to 1945, following its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, the state did not de facto exist but its government-in-exile continued to operate.
From 1948 to 1990, Czechoslovakia was part of the Soviet communist bloc (
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In 1989, as Marxist–Leninist governments and communism were ending all over Europe, citizens of Czechoslovakia peacefully deposed their government in the Velvet Revolution (
visit link) In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The centennial anniversary of the Czechoslovakia foundation was often reminded in this form - the centennial marker and planting a memorial tree.
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Strom je zasazen poblíž místa, kdy byly zasazeny lípy pri Vzniku Ceskoslovenska. Puvodní stromy neprežily. Strom vysadili clenové místního okrašlovacího spolku dne 28.10.2018.