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Current AffairsPlans underway for first Czech museum dedicated to former German speaking minority
The first German speakers settled in the Czech lands in the 13th century,
and in the interwar period there were around three million ethnic Germans
in Czechoslovakia. That changed completely after World War II, when almost
all of them were forcibly expelled from the country. Now, however, their
history is being reclaimed – with plans to open the first museum in the
Czech Republic dedicated to the country’s former German minority.
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Letter from PragueStatues –all change!
This week the city hall of Ústí nad Labem opened a new atrium which it had
reconstructed at considerable expense - more than thirty million crowns. It
was back-slapping, smiles and congratulations all round as people gathered
to view the new site, but the speeches and fanfare accompanying the event
were somewhat dampened by the black looks some of the locals directed at
members of the local administration. As far as they were concerned there
was a fly in the ointment, because the bronze statue dominating the new
atrium was more than familiar.
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