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Jindřich Veselý
Jindřich Veselý (15 June 1885 – 19 September 1939) was a Czechs, Czech pedagogue, publicist, historian on the field of puppetry and author of puppet theatre plays. Early life and education Veselý was born in Bavorov to a family of a pedagogue. He graduated from the Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in České Budějovice, then studied Czech and German philology at Charles University in Prague, Charles University, where he gained interest in puppet theatre. From 1909 to 1935, Veselý worked as a high school teacher in Prague and Kladno, since 1935/36 he was the director of gymnasium in České Budějovice. Puppetry Veselý devoted all his interest to puppet theatre. Originally he collected puppets, texts of traditional puppet plays and documents on the activities of folk puppeteers. Later, he focused on contemporary amateur puppet theatre and became one of the most important promoters of puppet theatre and organizers of the puppet movement. He organized a puppet exhibition in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavorov
Bavorov () is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Bavorov consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bavorov (1,296) *Blanice (13) *Čichtice (128) *Svinětice (104) *Tourov (41) *Útěšov (32) Geography Bavorov is located about southeast of Strakonice and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Svobodná hora at above sea level, located on the eastern municipal border. The Blanice (Otava), Blanice River flows through the municipality. There are several fishponds in the municipality; the largest are Rozboud, Bašta and Hluboký. History The first written mention of Bavorov is from 1228. The town was named after its founders, nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
