Kuks

History

On the slope of the Elbe in Kuks, there used to be mineral springs. In 1692 - 1696, F.A.?pork, the owner of the county, directed three of them at one place and built a simple spa. When the healing effects of the water got proven by Professors of Charles University and experts from Baden-Baden, F.A.?pork extended the spa in 1707 - 1722 with a octagonal Church of Holy Trinity, a Hospital, theatre and other buildings in Baroque style. Interiors and exteriors have been decorated with Baroque sculptures by Matthias Braun, most famous Virtues and Vices.

Related Topics:
Elbe - 1692 - 1696 - F.A.?pork - Spa - Professor - Charles University - Baden-Baden - 1707 - 1722 - Church - Hospital - Theatre - Baroque - Sculpture - Matthias Braun - Virtue - Vice

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F.A.?pork died in 1738 and his heirs were not interested in maintaining the spa. A flood in 1740 destroyed most of the infrastructure and put the spa out of business. The Hospital (now called Kuks Castle), Church, Pharmacy with historical furniture and Matthias Braun's statues in a park have however remained to the present days and are considered a masterpiece of European Baroque style.

Related Topics:
F.A.?pork - 1738 - Flood - 1740 - Hospital - Pharmacy - Matthias Braun

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After Munich Agreement until the end of World War II, the territory of Kuks became the border area of Nazi Germany. Railroad Pardubice - Jarom?? - Turnov, which goes through Kuks, crossed the border four times in about 40 km. See scanned image of the relevant page from 1944 German timetable here.

Related Topics:
Munich Agreement - World War II - Nazi - Germany - Pardubice - Jarom?? - Turnov - 1944 - Timetable

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