Photo: Michaela Danelová, iROZHLAS.cz
The post-war expulsion of Sudeten Germans from the Czech borderlands changed the face of the region. Homes and property were confiscated, and hundreds of thousands of German graves were forcibly abandoned. Some municipalities are struggling to preserve the legacy, but most have given up on the task. Now, thanks to a multi-million crown subsidy from the Ministry of Regional Development, that could change.
The village of Radonice, once part of the so-called Sudetenland, was predominantly German before World War II, and although most of the graves in the local cemetery now are those of former Czech inhabitants, there are still quite a few old graves bearing German names.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová