In the part of the Czech Republic once known as Sudetenland a tortured history has left its mark on the romantic landscape.
04 July 2024, The Tablet
‘Would you like to see the saints?’
Bohemian tragedy
St John of Nepomuk in Bartosovice, once part of the German Sudentenland. Abandoned Catholic churches are targets for thieves
photo: alamy, Roman Kýbus
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