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Current AffairsLegislators approve changes covering denial of fatherhood
Czech lawmakers have approved changes to legislation covering the denial of
fatherhood, overriding an earlier Senate veto. The amendment will extend a
previous six month period for denying fatherhood (upon learning the
biological parent was someone else) to three years. Experts have argued the
earlier time frame was too short; at stake, of course, are not just the
rights of the parent, but also of the child. More
SpotlightSlavonice: a South Bohemian renaissance town off the beaten track
It is a very crisp autumn day here in South Bohemia. And I’m slowly
trundling towards Slavonice, which is in the very far south of this
country, right on the Austrian border. I’m in a modern-looking, but as
you can probably hear, rather shuddery sort of train. And I’m heading
towards this stunningly pretty Czech town, which I hear, in recent years,
has become something of an artists’ colony. So, I’m off to find out
more about that in this week’s Spotlight. More
SpotlightKutná Hora's Italian Courtyard and silver-mining history
Without question the town of Kutná Hora in central Bohemia is a must-see
destination for anyone visiting the Czech Republic, a town with a long and
fascinating history. In the 13th and 14th centuries the site became
increasingly famous for silver deposits which drew miners and production
that would eventually account for as much as a third of all the silver
production in Europe. More
PanoramaBlacksmith’s craft showcased at West Bohemian international symposium
The charming and historic West Bohemian town of Bečov nad Teplou has just
hosted its third international symposium showcasing the blacksmith’s
craft. The two-day event gave the public the chance to get up close and
feel the heat of the braziers as a series of top smiths showed that this is
very much a craft making a comeback.
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MagazineMagazine
Czechs have been asked to select the seven wonders of the Czech Republic. A
new brain-teaser in the shape of a football has hit market shelves, and
Nature turns a millstone into a landmine. Find out more in magazine with
Daniela Lazarová.
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