Stories

Vysočina is not just a backdrop - it is a region full of forgotten events, legends, undiscovered destinies and places with soul. In this section, we bring you powerful stories from the region's history that can inspire filmmakers and open the door to new film themes. Discover the Highlands from a different angle - as a source of emotion, suspense and poetry.

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Antonín Kalina, hero from Trebic

Antonín Kalina saved hundreds of Jewish boys in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

End of the war in Třešt', death of 34 citizens

In the spring of 1945 a powerful story of resistance and betrayal took place in Třešt'. Encouraged by the approaching end of the war, the locals…

Grandfather, tell me

Short fairy tales and short stories from Křemešnice

Gustav Mahler

The birth of a musical genius in a provincial town.

Historian forger

Topic: Historical events

Jan Kubiš, hero from Trebic region

Jan Kubiš, hero of the Second Resistance from Trebic region. Born in Dolní Vilémovice. Years before he left for the army.

Jan Zrzavý - silent landscape of the soul

Imagine a quiet village in the Highlands - Okrouhlice - where fog rolls lazily over the valley of the Sázava River and where time passes in a…

Jaroslav Hašek's wandering from Světlá nad Sázavou to Lipnice

Early summer of 1921. Jaroslav Hašek, already tired of the Prague bustle and his own reputation as a bohemian, leaves Světlá nad Sázavou.

Jihlava Assembly

Topic: Reconciliation and Religious Tolerance - a Historical Breakthrough in Church History

Josef Alois Schumpeter

He was born in 1883 in Třešt' in Vysočina. In a small town with deep cultural roots began the story of a man who fundamentally influenced how we…

Miraculous well near Babice

The first mention of its effects dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. At that time, soldiers were returning from the Battle of Slavkov…

The Brady family and Hannah's briefcase

Topic: Historical Events, Wars and Revolutions

The fate of Johann Haupt, photographer and historian from Jihlava

Topic: Renewing tradition as an act of identity and pride in the city's history

The Last Vampire

Theme: fantasy and sci-fi/fairy tale

The little girl from the stamp

Topic: Personalities from the Highlands

The story of ZON lemonade from Trebic

The history of ZON began in 1879. Ferdinand Kubeš, a native of Trebic, was one of the first in Central Europe to produce lemonade as an anti-thirst…

The word is a weapon. And Karel Havlíček Borovský knew how to aim accurately.

1846. A young journalist Karel Havlicek arrives in his hometown - then still Nemecky Brod - to embark on a journey in search of the truth.

Tragedy and innocent victims at the end of the war

The story depicts the dramatic days of May 1945 in Velké Meziříčí, when the local revolutionary committee sought to transfer power, but encountered a…

Transport of the monolith from Mrákotín to Prague Castle

The Obelisk at Prague Castle, also known as the Mrákotín Monolith, is a tall, slender stone spire with a comical tip that stands in the third…

Travelogue - St. James' Journey through the Highlands

Topic: Wandering through the landscape, faith and history - St. James as a guide for the journey and life

Vitulka

THEME: love and relationships

Why is Barchan celebrated in Jemnice?

The story of Eliška Premyslovna and her stay in Jemnice, the origin of the Barchan festival. One of the oldest festivals in Central Europe.

Zdislava of Lemberk

Topic: The formation of a pious nature and the service of the neighbour - the way to maternal holiness

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