Hans Kudlich - the liberator of peasants. As a memorial to Kudlich, they built this now 22m tall lookout tower in his birthplace, Úvalno (Czechia). The structure was supposed to be financed by selling stuff like Kudlich's postcards and statuettes. Therefore it took long 13 years to accumulate the needed sum to start with the construction.
First drafts emerged early after 1900. The tower was finished in 1913. The main entry to the tower was rebuilt to a mausoleum later. In 1925, remains of Kudlich and his wife were put into an urn there. Das deutche Landvolk Feinem Befreir 1848 (From German rural people to their liberator 1848), is written on the urn. Later, a side entry with stairs was built. After 1945, the tower decayed. In 1980s, they were even considering pulling it down. Luckily, with help of many supporters, the tower was reconstructed and re-opened in 2000. It is now a cultural heritage. Enjoy a set of photos from my recent visit of this tower!
As a ticket to the tower, you get a nice postcard.
Hans Kudlich
If interested, here is detailed Kudlich's CV in Czech, Polish and German languages.
The tower
Dr. Hans Kudlich lookout tower - A monument of abolition of forced labor.
Behind the door, there is the mausoleum.
Unrealized drafts.
Interior
The highest gallery.
Spiral staircase inside the tower.
The mausoleum.
Through the window, swimming pool over there.
Through the bars.
Landscape
In the middle of this picture, there is another (similar) lookout tower, Cvilín.
View from the highest gallery, the Jeseníky mountains in the distance.
If you zoom in, you could see Praděd, the highest mountain of the Jeseníky mountains.
View from the highest gallery. There is bio swimming pool on the right.
Zoomed in. You could see contours of the Beskydy mountains with the highest peak Lysá hora way behind.
The lower gallery.
Flag with emblem of Úvalno.
All the information in this article is sourced from the info-panels on the walls of the tower.
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