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Union of Municipalities Behind the Airport
Memorial to the 1866 battle [ Monument or Memorial ]
On July 3rd 1866, the second largest military engagement of the 19th century took place here, a battle between 220 000 Prussian troops and 215 000 Austrian.
The Prussian army was led by King Wilhelm I, and the Austrian forces by the General Benedek. More than 7 600 soldiers died in the bloody clash. After the Prussian victory, Austria was forced to sign a truce, and accept the terms of the German allies.
The memorial zone contains some 500 graves, memorials, a cemetery, a new look-out tower opened in 1999, a museum dedicated to the battle, a neo-Gothic ossuary and a memorial to the "Battery of the Dead".
The Prussian army was led by King Wilhelm I, and the Austrian forces by the General Benedek. More than 7 600 soldiers died in the bloody clash. After the Prussian victory, Austria was forced to sign a truce, and accept the terms of the German allies.
The memorial zone contains some 500 graves, memorials, a cemetery, a new look-out tower opened in 1999, a museum dedicated to the battle, a neo-Gothic ossuary and a memorial to the "Battery of the Dead".
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LOCATION
- WGS-84: 50.27838064N, 15.741096138E
- Cadastral territory: Chlum u Hradce Králové
- Village or Town/City: Všestary
- District of Administration 2: Hradec Králové
- District of Administration 3: Hradec Králové
- Region NUTS 4: Okres Hradec Králové
- Region NUTS 3: Královéhradecký kraj
- Region NUTS 2: Severovýchod
- Tourist region: 25 Hradecko
- Destination: Východní Čechy
INFORMATION: http://www.svkhk.cz/muzeum
Type: Monument or Memorial
LAST MODIFY: Šormová Helena (INFOSYSTEM s.r.o.) org. 2, 23.12.2021 v 00:30 hodin
