Strítež - monument to Josef Mánes

There is a monument to Josef Mánes in the village of Střítež near Třinec at the crossroads to Smilovice. The monument was unveiled in 1955, it is made of Godula sandstone. The author is the academic sculptor Karel Vávra, and the author of the portrait of J. Mánes is the academic. sculptor Zdenek Šejnost. Josef Mánes stayed here with his relatives in the years 1846-54 and collected subjects for his paintings from this region. In 2005, for the 700th anniversary of the village, it was...