Pomník obetem 1. a 2. svetové války / Combined WWI & WWII Memorial - Kytín (Central Bohemia) - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

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

...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

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).

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 10/28/1928 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Citizens of villages Kytín and Stříbrná Lhota Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Pomník obetem 1. a 2. svetové války Obecní park Kytín Kytín, Czechia 25210 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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