Caslav : Czech Republic

History
Čáslav is town in eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, 9,852 inhabitants. History of Čáslav begin after year 800 with founding of citadel and settlement called Hrádek. Near Hrádek, new town with huge square was founded by king Přemysl Otakar II in 1250. In 1421, Bohemian parliament debated in Čáslav and voted new Hussite governement. In 1639 and 1642, Čáslav was devastated and burnt down by Swedish troops. 1751 Čáslav became centre of region (county). Čáslav museum, one of the oldest regional museums in Bohemia was founded in 1864. In 1910, part of cranium of famous Hussite general Jan Žižka z Trocnova was discovered in Čáslav parish church.
Famous persons
Jan Ladislav Dusík, famous musician, lived in London
Miloš Forman, film director (Oscar Prizes 1975, 1984)
Antonin Chittussi, important painter
Jiří Mahen, writer
Rudolf Tesnohlídek, writer
Ladislav Quis, writer
Jarmila Kratochvílová, sportwoman
Jan Karafiát, calvinistic priest and children writer