The establishment of the Bozena Němcová monument in Česká Skalica in 1888

As early as 1879, progressive students from Českoskalicko came with the intention of building a monument to this outstanding personality of Czech literature. Václav Řezníček, a native of Maloskalice, later director of the National Museum library and a writer, had the deciding word among them. At that time, Czech academics collected the first contribution of 40 zlotys in Skalica. They were joined in the following year by the patriotic teachers of Náchod...