Chrudim - the birthplace of Josef Ressel

Josef Ressel (1793-1857), a forester by profession, was born and spent his childhood in this house, who became famous for the invention of the ship's screw. He lived part of his life in the port city of Trieste, at the time the most important port in the former Austria. Here he also practically tested his most significant invention for the first time on the ship Civetta in 1829. Ressel was also appropriated by the Austrians because they had it on their banknotes. In…