Znak Tábora na Bechynské bráne / Tabor CoA on Bechyne Gate (Tabor)
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Beautiful depicted stone coat of arms of town Tabor you can find on the southern wall of Gothic Bechyne Gate (Bechynska brána) in Tabor.
Waymark Code: WMAXB7
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/07/2011
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Beautiful depicted stone coat of arms of town Tabor you can find on the southern wall of Gothic Bechyne Gate (Bechynska brána) in Tabor.
Tábor, historic town in the South Bohemia, was named after Mount Tabor - which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ. The town was founded in the spring of 1420 by Petr Hromádka of Jistebnice and Jan Bydlínský of Bydlín from the most radical wing of the Hussites, who soon became known as the Taborites. The town is iconic for the years in which it flourished as an egalitarian peasant commune. This spirit is celebrated in Smetana's "Song of Freedom", made famous in the English-speaking world by Paul Robeson's recording in Czech and English. [wiki]
Massive Gothic Bechyne gate (Bechynská brana) is the only preserved medieval town gate in Tábor. Gate has survived almost in the same state as it was built in the first third of the 15th century.