In Budějovice
Zátkův dům — bust on Krajinská
Pěšky 17 min
A bust on a house in Krajinská recalls a man who spent eight years trying to reconcile the Czech and German halves of the town. An agreement was passed in May 1914. Three months later the First World War began.
On a house in Krajinská is a bust of a man who for eight years sought peace between Czechs and Germans in one town. They approved an agreement in May 1914. Three months later war began and it was worthless. The bust is by Bohumil Kafka — the same sculptor who made the Žižka on Vítkov.
Practical details
- Pěšky 17 min
On site
- The bust is on the façade — read the inscription below. It gives birth date and the house where it happened.
- Notice the sculptor. Bohumil Kafka made the equestrian Jan Žižka on Vítkov, one of the largest bronze statues in the world. Here you get a bust on an ordinary house in Krajinská.
- Further along the same street are Masné krámy (story) — easy to combine in one walk.