Extinct Villages in the Military Area Ralsko 1946–1991 Cover Image

Zaniklé obce ve vojenském prostoru Ralsko 1946-1991
Extinct Villages in the Military Area Ralsko 1946–1991

Author(s): Jaroslav Panáček
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: army; extinct village; extinct agricultural estate; military training area; Ralsko

Summary/Abstract: Extinct Villages in the Military Area Ralsko 1946–1991 The Military Training Area Ralsko came into begin in 1946 and until 1968 it was used by the Czechoslovak Army. After the Russian occupation in 1968 it was passed over under the administration of the Soviet Army that has operated here until its withdrawal in 1991. As a result of the establishment of artillery and tank polygons in the military area round the airport in Hradcany, twenty villages and three agricultural estates were physically destroyed (see their list in the article). The new village Ralsko resident in Kurívody was created on the major part of this region.

  • Issue Year: LI/2010
  • Issue No: 51-2
  • Page Range: 531-541
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech
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