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Activities of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity at Veltrusy in the years 1921-1950
Petričáková, Štěpánka ; Zdichynec, Jan (advisor) ; Foltýn, Dušan (referee)
The Bachelor᾽s thesis aims to introduce the Congregation of the Daughter of Divine Love (FDC) and its contribution primarily in the field of education. For more detailed research, the location of Veltrusy was chosen. The work of Congregation had the greatest impact there in the running of the "Sancta Maria" boarding school. The time span of 1921-1950 corresponds to the duration of the sisters at Veltrusy. Another target of my study was the depiction of an interesting and almost forgotten theme from the history of the town, whose name is often associated with the chateau, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So, it falls not only within the realm of monastic but also regional history. For the purpose of introduction to the issue is introduced as first of all the historical development of the congregation FDC and history of female education in the modern era. The next chapter devotes to the Congregation itself and its extension to Czechoslovakia. Then there is focus on the activities of sisters FDC at Veltrusy. The Bachelor's Thesis deals with the work of sisters in the context of difficult historical events. The topic is processed through narrative, written sources, and secondary literature. At the end of the work there is a pictorial annex, which illustrates the overall picture of...
Construction activities of Václav Antonín Chotek: Major Residences
Němcová, Sára ; Lunger-Štěrbová, Daniela (advisor) ; Oulíková, Petra (referee)
The bachelor thesis called Construction activity of Václav Antonín Chotek - significant ancestral residence deals mainly with the construction activities of the V. A. Chotek and his sons in the Baroque era. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part mentions the history of Chotek family, the fortress Bělušice and the Veltrusy Castle which both belong to the main construction activities of Count Chotek. This part also briefly describes other family residences which were maintained, built or reconstructed in Baroque period. In the second part, I want to present more specifically the residences, whose names were mentioned in the first part and which exist mainly thanks to the brothers Jan Karel and Rudolf Chotek. Therefore the second part represents a kind of catalog. All the descriptions are accompanied by pictorial documentation. I also focused here on other builders who participated in constructions or renovations. There are mentioned buildings as the castles in Chlumín and in Třebešice, the estate of Nové Dvory near Čáslav and the castle Myslibořice. Here I will also mention the House U Zlatého melounu which is located in Prague. In the final part, I would like to compare the former form of the settlements with the current one. At the end I summarize if the target from the initial part...

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