The best hikes from bus stations in Pr Pístecký Les

Káva s párou offers in Litoměřice an unusual pleasure when enjoying excellent coffee or high-quality tea. In the building of the former train station, you can admire the view of the Litoměřice arcades or a small steam locomotive in front of the café itself.

We were lucky and the church was open; it was small with many pictures, quite different from typical churches, but totally worth seeing.

During the reign of Emperor Joseph II, Terezín was built as a fortress starting in 1780. At the same time, the monarch also had the Josefstadt Fortress built in Bohemia (later named after him). The Terezín Fortress was intended to protect the northwestern approaches to Bohemia from military attacks from Prussia. Together with Leitmeritz (Litoměřice), it secured the river crossings over the Elbe and Eger. The city was named after Maria Theresa, the mother of Joseph II.

The Theresienstadt Garrison Church stands between the two buildings L 414 and L 410 on the north-eastern edge of the central square.

The Jewish communities in Europe, whose centuries-old tradition is often only documented by commemorative plaques or monuments, were honored - especially in these difficult times with a rapidly growing, openly expressed anti-Semitism - by awarding the "International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen" to the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe. "In recognition of his outstanding work for peace, the self-determination of peoples and European values, for tolerance, pluralism and understanding, and in recognition of his significant commitment to interreligious and intercultural dialogue, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 honors the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and together with him the Jewish communities in Europe. With this award, the Charlemagne Prize Board wants to send a signal that Jewish life is a natural part of Europe and that there must be no place for anti-Semitism in Europe. Jewish life is an important part of European history and the present - now and in the future. (...) Together with the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 is honoring the outstanding representative of European Jewry and Jewish life in Europe, which has enriched our continent for centuries and will and must always have its place here."

Usually there is one, occasionally two, named saints who exercise the patronage over a church - and at the same time over the associated congregation. However, a different decision was made for this church in Theresienstadt: it was not dedicated to one of the - almost infinitely many - saints, but to Jesus Christ himself. And specifically to his resurrection. This special and rare patronage broadens the Christian view from Good Friday to the Easter perspective of hope: suffering and death are not the end, but are overcome in the infinite love of the triune God with the resurrection to eternal life.

The Jewish communities in Europe, whose centuries-old tradition is often only visible in public through plaques or memorials, were honored – especially in these difficult times with a rapidly growing and openly expressed antisemitism – by the awarding of the “International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen” to the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and to the Jewish communities in Europe. This honor was bestowed upon the Jewish communities in Europe. “In recognition of his outstanding work for peace, the self-determination of peoples, and European values, for tolerance, pluralism, and understanding, and in appreciation of his significant commitment to interreligious and intercultural dialogue, the Directorate of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen honors the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, in 2024, and together with him, the Jewish communities in Europe. With this award, the Charlemagne Prize Directorate wishes to send the signal that Jewish life is an integral part of Europe and that there must be no place for antisemitism in Europe. Jewish life is an important part of European history and present – now and in the future. (...)” (May 2024)

The Jewish communities, which were often wiped out by the Shoah (Holocaust) of the National Socialist regime, were honored in May 2024 - especially in these difficult times for them with a rapidly growing, openly expressed anti-Semitism - with the award of the "International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen" to Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and the Jewish communities in Europe. "With this award, the Charlemagne Prize Directorate wants to send a signal that Jewish life is a natural part of Europe and that there must be no place for anti-Semitism in Europe. Jewish life is an important part of European history and present - now and in the future. (...) Together with the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe, the Board of Directors ... in 2024 honors the outstanding representative of European Jewry and Jewish life in Europe, which has enriched our continent for centuries and will and must always have its place here."