My Town František Běloubek

Osek monastery In the foothills of the Ore Mountains, near the Saxon border, was founded around the year 1206 the monastery Osek. At the time of his arrival in Osek Cistercians had already nearly a six-year period when he lived in a convent on the estate Maštov Milhošť, monks who were originally invited to the Czech Republic. The estate in Osek took an important noble family Hrabišic. Under the protection of new founder of the family began to prosper rapidly Osek monastery. One of his most famous became the 30th 13 years of the century. Then became the head abbot of the monastery Slavko, the grandson of the founder of the monastery Osek. Establishment of order Order of Cistercians was the first European order Benedictine religious reform rules, which in the 11th century carried out by Robert Moles and later his successor at St. Bernard monastery in Citeaux Burgundy, the first Cistercian monastery in the world.

inside the monastery

Disaster on the down Nelson The last stop nature trails Nature and history Osek is impressive memorial to the disasters at the bottom of Nelson III Osek. Here the third January 1934 in an explosion in the basement of the building collapsed mine shafts and originated in the fire, which spread to avoid wind zazděním pits. Underground killing 140 miners, two in ruins and the last number of victims reached 144 in the rescue and cleared the works, which lasted 5 years.

The oldest preserved manufactory in Bohemia . The oldest preserved manufactory in Bohemia! An important nucleus of the emerging industrial production have been among the first textile factory. One of the oldest textile factories in the Czech lands was founded in 1697 in Osek abbot Benedict Littwerigem. Its management was entrusted to the hosier Róthig Johan Paul, called oseckým abbot of Saxony. The building work in sweatshop conditions punčochářských first 15 fellows from abroad, who subsequently broke local workers. Within three years, and was on the estate for fifty Osek trained hosier. Later outflow of skilled labor has resulted among other things, increased competition in the region. .

History of a town In 1196 the abbey was founded under the patronage of the Cistercian convent Waldsassen Slavek and brought him to Osek. Construction of the monastery began in 1206, when the foundation was laid for the temple of the Virgin Mary. Construction progressed rapidly, and already in 1208 he was consecrated the main altar and the cemetery. The monastery acquired the ownership of many lands, pensions, and whole villages. Do your protection it received the King Premysl Otakar I, Bishop Daniel of Prague and Pope Innocent III .. The monastery grew rapidly by acquiring other buildings and other possessions. The next boom town took care of Boreš Rýzmburk Hrabišic of birth. From 1240 to 1250 he built the castle, named Riesenburg. In 1248 he stood on the side of King Wenceslas I and defeated Ottokar II. He avenged a year later plundered the monastery.

And also some photos

This presentation was made for the LGTH Comenius project.