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Kunovsky kostel a jeho okoli Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 5/5/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
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CZECH

Kunovice se nachazi v jihozapadni casti Zlinskeho kraje, 3 km jizne od Uherskeho Hradiste.

Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla
Nejvyznamnejsi kulturni pamatkou je kostel sv. Petra a Pavla, ktery je prirozenou dominantou mesta. Jeho historie saha zrejme hloubeji nez do roku 1517, kdy byl Jan z Kunovic prinucen dostat svemu slibu a postavit v obci kostel. K dalsi prestavbe doslo v 18.stoleti, kdy byl kostel zvetsen a prodlouzen priblizne o tretinu, byl zaklenut a strecha pokryta taskami. Vystavena byla vez se sakristii. Tuto podobu si kostel zachoval dodnes. Na vezi jsou zaveseny 2 zvony – Marie (620 kg) a sv. Josef (340 kg), ktere byly slavnostne vysveceny 21.zari 1991 za pritomnosti Otce biskupa Msgre. Jana Graubnera.


Duchovni park
V roce 2006 mesto upravilo okoli kostela a zbudovalo zde Duchovni park, jehoz dominantou je sousosi Jezise Krista a apostolove, rezbarske dilo slovenskeho rezbare Andreje Irsi z Katova. Sousosi je vysledkem rezbarskych sympozii konanych v ramci Kunovskeho detského folklorniho festivalu Kunovske leto. V bezprostzredni blizkosti rusne silnice tak vzniklo unikatni dilo, oaza klidu, pohody a duchovniho rozjimani obyvatel Kunovic i navstevniku.


Rodny dum Jana Hrubeho
V tesne blizkosti kostela najdete rodny dum Jana Hrubeho, hrdiny 2. svetove valky, ktery byl na zaklade dobrovolne prihlasky zarazen do kurzu parasutistu pripravovanych pro zaskodnicke akce Protektoratu. Ve skupine Adolfa Opalky se ucastnil atentatu na zastupujiciho risskeho protektora R. Hendricha, cimz se navzdy zapsal do historie. Dne 18. cervna 1942 spolecne se svymi 6 kamarady po hrdinnem boji umira v chramu sv. Cyrila a Metodeje v Resslerove ulici v Praze.



4. brezna 2015 byl nedaleko kostela odhalen pamatnik Janu Hrubemu u prilezitosti 100. vyroci jeho narozeni.

O kesi:
Kes je ulozena na hodne frekventovanem a viditelnem miste, proto prosime o opatrnost pri vyzvedavani a vraceni kese – kunovjanky maji oci vsude a jsou hrozne zvedave!! V kesi neni tuzka!!

Prejeme hodne stesti pri hledani.



ENGLISH

Kunovice church and his neighborhood

Kunovice is the small town located 3km from Uherske Hradiste.

Church of St. Peter and Paul
The most important monument of the town is the Church of St. Peter and Paul – built probably before 1517. The church was rebuilt in the 18th century and it looks similar till nowadays. You can find 2 church bells in the tower – Maria (620kg) and Joseph (340kg).

Spiritual Park
In 2006 the surrounding of the church was changed and Jesus and 12 Apostles were installed here. This sculpture group was created during the woodcarver's symposium (it is the part of annual folkloric festival for children “Kunovske leto”) by Mr. Andrej Irsa from Katova (Slovakia).

Natal home of Jan Hruby
Very close to the church, you can find the natal house of Jan Hruby, the hero of the 2nd world war. He was the part of the group that organized the assassination of R. Hendrich. He died 18. 6. 1942 with his 6 friends after the fight in the Church of St. Cyril and Metodej in Prague.

4th March 2015 in the memory of the100th birth day of Jan Hruby the monument close to the Church was unveiled.

About cache:
You are looking for the cache hidden on very frequented and visible place, so please, be very careful when you will be picking it up. People (especially old ladies) are very famous for their curiosity!! Cache doesn't contain the pencil!!

We hope you will enjoy our cache!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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