Monument to Hans Kudlich in Nová Ves, Cultural monument in Nová Ves, Czech Republic.
The Monument to Hans Kudlich is a stone structure built in Nová Ves near Teplice that displays features of historicism design. It stands in the central area of the district and draws attention through its architectural details.
The monument honors a figure who fought to abolish forced labor in the Habsburg monarchy during the 19th century. This struggle shaped the social changes that transformed the region and all of Central Europe.
The monument's German inscriptions on donated stones and bilingual Czech-German plaques recall the 1888 unveiling, when Hans Kudlich himself attended and walked at the centre of a procession of 25,000 people, accompanied by the mayors of Teplice and Šanov.
The monument stands on Jalovčiny hill at 383 m above sea level in the Nová Ves district, on Na Jalovčinách street. It was removed in 1987 and re-erected in 1991 near its original spot, so the present location is a reconstruction. The hilltop position gives a view over the surroundings.
The stones of the monument were donated by nearly every community in the Bílina, Duchcov and Teplice districts, and their German inscriptions are now hard to read. At the unveiling on 7–8 September 1888, Hans Kudlich himself walked at the centre of a procession of 25,000 people, flanked by the mayors of Teplice and Šanov.
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