Monument to defunct villages in Perštejn

In the park in front of the cemetery in Perštejn, there is a monument to the defunct villages from the surrounding area. A 4-meter high stone cross in the shape of a Celtic stele attracts attention even from a distance. It is a replica of the reconciliation cross that stood near the defunct village of Vrchnice in Chomutovska, which had to give way to coal mining at the Nástup mine. The Reconciliation Cross was moved to the church in Strupčice in 1972. Stones are placed in a circle around the cross, which…