Lidice Memorial

Lidice Memorial is a museum in Buštěhrad, Kladno District, Central Bohemia. Lidice Memorial is situated nearby to the memorial The Children´s War Victims Monument, as well as near the church základy kostela sv. Martina biskupa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Children´s War Victims Monument and Buštěhrad slag heap.

The Children´s War Victims Monument

Memorial

Photo: Michal Ritter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Memorial to the Child Victims of War is a bronze sculpture by Marie Uchytilová in Lidice, Czech Republic. It commemorates a group of 82 children of Lidice who were gassed at Chełmno in the summer of 1942 during the Second World War as a part of the Lidice massacre. The Children´s War Victims Monument is situated 230 metres southwest of Lidice Memorial.

Buštěhrad slag heap

Peak

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Buštěhrad slag heap is a huge artificial hill between municipalities of Kladno-Vrapice, Buštěhrad and Stehelčeves near Kladno in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic that have arisen in the late 20th century as a dumping site for slag from the Kladno ironworks, and other industrial waste. Buštěhrad slag heap is situated 2½ km northwest of Lidice Memorial.

Buštěhrad Chateau

House

Photo: Petr Kinšt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buštěhrad Chateau is a house, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Lidice Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lidice and Makotřasy.

Lidice

Village

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Lidice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Lidice is built near the site of the previous village, which was completely destroyed on 10 June 1942 on orders from Adolf Hitler and acting Reichsprotektor Kurt Daluege in reprisal for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich.