History

Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, who became the first Czechoslovak president, was born on 7 March 1850 in Hodonin or Kopcany. The theory questioning his real father appeared already at the end of 19th century during a widely scrutinized case when he defended a young jewish beggar Leopold Hilsner accused of murder of a 19 years old christian girl. Why would a…

Located only 15 minutes drive from Karlovy Vary lies a small spa town called Kyselka. It is located in a valley created by the river Ohře. The first spa buildings were built in Kyselka in the beginning of the 19th century. The golden era however came with Heinrich Mattoni, who rented the local springs in 1867 and started to bottle…

Every big city has its own habits, certain events or traditions unique to them. In Prague it happens to be quite a strange one - a defenestration (throwing people out of a window). The First Defenestration of Prague took place on 30th of July 1419 when an enraged mob of Hussites stormed the New town town hall and trew out…