The house No. 453 - Zbraslav , Czech Republic
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On the facade of the corner house No. 453 on Zbraslav Square there is a memorial plaque with a relief likeness and the text "Here lived the author of the polka Škoda lásky - Rosamunde - Beer Barrel Polka - Jaromír Vejvoda"
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/05/2022
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Zbraslav a municipal district and cadastral area of Prague. The southernmost district of Prague, it lies on the Vltava River.
Zbraslav was founded in 1118. In the 13th century, the king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia founded here a very influential Cistercian abbey which was called Aula regia in Latin. The medieval monastery became the burial place of Bohemian kings. The Madonna of Zbraslav (a masterpiece of Bohemian Gothic fine art) was painted for this monastery in the 1340s.
The one of notable people (native of Zbraslav) is Jaromír Vejvoda (
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On the facade of the corner house No. 453 on Zbraslav Square there is a memorial plaque with a relief likeness and the text:
„Zde žil autor polky Škoda lásky•Rosamunde•Beer Barrel Polka• Jaromír Vejvoda“
"Here lived the author of the polka Škoda lásky - Rosamunde - Beer Barrel Polka - Jaromír Vejvoda".
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