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Manufacturers of bells, church bells and their destinies in the territory of the historic Loket and Cheb regions
Bělohlávek, Miloš ; Kubín, Petr (advisor) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with church bells as specific instruments of liturgy and lived faith on the example of today's Karlovy Vary Region, respectively historical regions Loketsko and Chebsko. Part of the text will focus on individual families who were engaged in casting bells. Emphasis is placed on the social and economic status of these families, their social mobility and the level of production in different epochs. These topics are traced from the early Middle Ages to the period of requisitions of bell funds during the world wars. At the same time, the work will attempt the first comprehensive mapping of historical bell collections in today's Karlovy Vary Region and give an explanation of the use of bells in church practice, taking into account the regional specifics of the culture of Egerland. Thanks to the connection to Germany and the important position of Cheb and Loket, there have been many bell-making manufacturers since the Middle Ages. In the early modern period, together with the development of mining activities in the Slavkov Forest and in the Ore Mountains, the prestige of the bell-making craft increased. Therefore, most of the church bells preserved to this day come from this period. Thanks to the parish archives, chronicles and topographies from the turn of the 19th and 20th...
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The Sedlec region in the 10th - 13th century and German influence in the region
Bělohlávek, Miloš ; Kubín, Petr (advisor) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the special status of the Sedlec region (later called Loket region) as a specific region at the borders between Bohemian and German countries in the historical period from the end of the 10th century, which was the first time the region was mentioned - specifically in connection with the establishment of the Prague bishopric, until the beginning of the 14th century, when also the neighboring Cheb region has become a permanent part of the Bohemian lands. The thesis puts great emphasis on the period when the Sedlec area was removed from the Czech duke's jurisdiction and was affiliated to the Holy Roman Empire. Especially it describes the region in this period, with respect to the German colonization and the strong influence of German monasteries and minor imperial nobility. The confrontation of the Slavic population and the Germanic colonists significantly determined the further development of the region and its character, so the theses also follow the gradual cultural and linguistic assimilation of the Slavic population. Keywords Loket region - Sedlec region - Cheb region - colonization - House of Staufen - assimilation
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