Pomník obetem 1. a 2. svetové války / Combined WWI & WWII Memorial - Kytín (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 51.001 E 014° 13.124
33U E 443835 N 5522247
Depicted black-syenite memorial devoted to local soldiers fallen during WWI and WWII can be found in a small municipal park in the village square of village Kytín.
Waymark Code: WM12BY8
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/23/2020
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Depicted black-syenite memorial devoted to local soldiers fallen during WWI and WWII can be found in a small municipal park in the village square of village Kytín.
The memorial in the shape of black stone prismatic pylon, was financed and unveiled by citizens of villages Kytín and Stríbrná Lhota in 1928.
The upper part, older and devoted to fallen in WWI, bears following inscription in Czech:
PAMÁTCE
PADLÝCH VOJÍNU ZDEJŠÍ OBCE
VE SVETOVÉ VÁLCE 1914–1918
A KU UPOMÍNCE
NA OSAMOSTATNENÍ NÁRODA CESKÉHO
DNE 28. RÍJNA 1918
VENUJÍ OBCANÉ KYTÍNŠTÍ
A OBCANÉ ZE STRÍBRNÉ LHOTKY
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...and list of fallen follows.
Translation to English:
IN MEMORY TO
FALLEN SOLDIERS OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
IN WORLD WAR 1914-1918
AND TO REMINDER
ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CZECH NATION
OCTOBER 28, 1918
DEDICATED BY KYTÍN CITIZENS
AND CITIZENS OF STRÍBRNÁ LHOTA
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To the lower part of the memorial was after WWII added stone tablet with list of fallen under following short sentence: OBETI NACISTICKÉHO REŽIMU 1939–1945 (VICTIMS OF NAZI REGIME 1939–1945).