Ležáky
E601650
Ležáky is a small Czech village historically known for being completely destroyed by Nazi forces in 1942 in retaliation for resistance activities during World War II.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| access | open-air memorial area ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Ležáky remembrance day ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Operation Anthropoid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| coordinates | 49.836°N 15.886°E ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| currentUseOfSite | memorial site ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1942-06-24 ⓘ |
| event | destruction by Nazi forces ⓘ |
| governedBy | Czechoslovakia (at time of destruction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | memorial cemetery ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Ležáky National Cultural Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseumExhibition | exposition on Nazi reprisals ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National cultural monument of the Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Czech ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Chrudim District NERFINISHED ⓘ Pardubice Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Památník Lidice (Lidice Memorial) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialStatus | national memorial ⓘ |
| memorialSymbol |
crosses for executed inhabitants
ⓘ
individual stone markers for each house ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complete destruction of buildings
ⓘ
mass execution of inhabitants ⓘ |
| numberOfAdultVictims | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildVictims | 13 ⓘ |
| originalEconomicActivity |
milling
ⓘ
stone quarrying ⓘ |
| partOf | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Gestapo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationBeforeDestruction | around 50 inhabitants ⓘ |
| reasonForDestruction |
connection to Operation Anthropoid
ⓘ
retaliation for resistance activities ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | not rebuilt as original village ⓘ |
| similarEvent | Lidice massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Czech war memorial culture
ⓘ
historical research on Nazi reprisals in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Czech civilians ⓘ |
| warCrimeClassification | crime against humanity ⓘ |
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