Description: | The World War II monument in the village Hrabyně is one of the six exposition sites of the Silesian Museum. It is located in the near vicinity of places where one of the toughest battles was fought at the end of the war within the present day Czech Republic. |
Categories: | museum, sight-seeing location |
Certificates and memberships | Member of the Museum and Gallery Association of the Czech Republic |
Services: | barrier-free WC, sale of novelties and souvenirs, sale of specialised literature, sale of tourist cards, sale of tourist stamps, snacks, WC, weddings and other celebrations |
Languages spoken by personnel: | Czech, English, German, Russian |
Accepted forms of payment: | Czech korunas in cash, Eurocard/Mastercard online payment, Maestro online payment, VISA online payment |
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First year open to the public: | 1980 |
Date of construction: | 1976 |
Date of reconstruction: | 2009 |
centre reservations: | the centre is closed |
Tours / exhibitions
A time of ruin and hope
Description: | The exposition chronologically reminds us of the events of World War II, it familiarises us with the inhabitants, war production and culture. The battles of Czechoslovak soldiers in the Middle East, the fate of pilots in Poland, France and Great Britain. Diorama showing the war scenery. Symbolic cemetery with the names of 13 000 Soviet, Czechoslovak soldiers and civilians from North Moravia and Silesia. Historical weapons of war. |
Open to public: | no entry |
Languages: | tour guide (Czech, English, Russian), printed guide (Czech, English, German, Polish), descriptions (Czech, English) |
Exhibition specialization: | history of the 20th century, Jewish people – history / the Holocaust, The Second World War / fortified buildings of the ČSR |
Open to public: | open entry |
Languages: | tour guide (Czech) |
Exhibition specialization: | military / weapons / fortification |