> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1866 IN POLITICAL, MILITARY, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL HISTORY {HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 29/6 1/7 2016} The conference is a part of a series of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Königgrätz
The conference is a part of a series of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Königgrätz. Keynote speaker: prof. Denis Showalter (Colorado College) Contact person: Mgr. Josef Šrámek, Ph.D., j.sramek@muzeumhk.cz Address: The Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové (Muzeum východních Čech v Hradci Králové) Eliščino nábřeží 465, 500 01 Hradec Králové 1 Czech Republic, phone: +420 495 512 391 muzeum@muzeumhk.cz www.muzeumhk.cz
> 29 JUNE 2016 9:15-9:55 / DENIS SHOWALTER 1866: Crisis of Federation 9:55-10:05 / discussion 10:05-10:25 / break 10:25-10:40 / ANDOR MÉSZÁROS Austro-Prussian war and the Hungarian public opinion, on the road to compromise 10:40-10:55 / Richard Bassett The Battle of Königgrätz and The Times 10:55-11:10 / JOEL RATCLIFF El Albatros: The Role of Mexico in Neutralizing France during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 11:10-11:25 / JITKA JONOVÁ Austro-Prussian war of 1866 as viewed by papal diplomacy 11:25-11:55 / discussion 11:55-13:25 / break 13:25-13:40 / LOTHAR HÖBELT Why did the Austrians risk war in 1866? 13:40-13:55 / CHRISTIAN ORTNER The uniforms and weapons of the imperial army in 1866 13:55-14:10 / GEOFFREY WAWRO The Fog of Chlum : Myths and realities of the Austro-Prussian war 14:10-14:25 / THORSTEN LOCH LARS ZACHARIAS Lucky Moltke? Deconstruction of Königgrätz 14:25-14:40 / Alexander Querengässer Mit unverletzter militärischer Ehre Die sächsische Armee im Feldzug von 1866 14:40-14:55 / Ethan S. Rafuse The days are gone : Helmuth von Moltke, William T. Sherman, and the challenges of command in peace and war in the 19th century 14:55-15:25 / discussion 15:25-15:40 / break 15:40-15:55 / Šárka Höbeltová The polemics about the feudal generals after Königgrätz 15:55-16:10 / Evžen Stehura General staff and changes in strategic concepts in the mid-1800s 16:10-16:25 / Ondřej Kolář 54 Infantry Regiment and the war of 1866 16:25-16:40 / Ondřej Král Mobilisation and concentration of the Northern Army from a geographer s point of view 16:40-16:55 / Michal Plavec Georg vom Holtz. A subaltern in the battle of Königgrätz 16:55-17:10 / Jaroslav Krátký Zaitsek von Egbell in the service of the Emperor two generations of Austrian officers, participants in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 17:10-17:40 / discussion 18:00-00:00 / A guided tour of the War of 1866 Museum at Chlum
> 30 JUNE 2016 9:00-9:15 / Vojtěch Kessler Josef Šrámek A clash of the Prussian and Austrian cavalries at Střezetice 9:15-9:30 / Jiří Hofman Rain, tension and quiet the fortress of Terezín in the war of 1866 9:30-9:45 / Ivan Fuksa The fortress of Terezín in the war of 1866 9:45-10:00 / Olga Mertlíková The fortress of Josefov and preparations for the siege in 1866 10:00-10:15 / Jiří Slavík The fortress of Königgrätz in the 19th Century 10:15-10:45 / discussion 10:45-11:00 / break 11:00-11:15 / pavel Bek The impact of the railway on the war events of 1866 11:15-11:30 / Tomáš Vašut War in a century of steam railway 11:30-11:45 / Marie Macková A soldier after the war 11:45-12:00 / michal Kamp The passage of the Prussian army through the Německý Brod region 12:00-12:15 / Jiří Pavlík Radek Pokorný The consequences of the war of 1866 for the development of the town of Hradec Králové (1866-1884) 12:15-12:45 / discussion 12:45-14:15 / break 14:15-14:30 / martin Rája The death of a Prussian cavalry general. Slavkov u Brna (Austerlitz) at the time of the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 14:30-14:45 / Vladan Hanulík Rather cholera than Benedek in Berlin. Representation of cholera epidemics of 1866 and its impact on both the losers and the winners 14:45-15:00 / Miroslav Svoboda The Austro-Prussian war in Moravian chronicles 15:00-15:15 / Jana Kudrnová The Austro-Prussian war of 1866 in the light of commemorative medals and decorations 15:15-15:30 / marek Krejčí Václav Sochor and his heroic epic painting of the war of 1866 15:30-16:00 / discussion 17:00-00:00 / Preview of the In the Shadow of War exhibition
> 1 JULY 2016 9:00-9:15 / Tomáš Petráček Interpretive framework of the battle of Königgrätz, its commemoration and reflections in the context of historical consciousness of contemporary humans and society 9:15-9:30 / Pavel Bělina Historiography of the Austro-Prussian war 9:30-9:45 / miloš Řezník On the wrong side again? The Austro-Prussian war in Saxon historiography and memoirs 9:45-10:00 / eduard Kubů Germans in the woods. A literary bagatelle by S. F. Rosenfeld on the topic of the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 10:00-10:15 / Michal Fránek The image of Prussians in Czech fiction after 1866 10:15-10:45 / discussion 10:45-11:00 / break 11:00-11:15 / Martin Barus Graves from the Austro-Prussian war and the emergence of heritage preservation 11:15-11:30 / Matouš Holas War graves of soldiers killed in the Hradec Králové area in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 in archaeological context 11:30-11:45 / Petr Hejhal Matouš Holas Marek Pacák Archaeology of artillery positions of 1866 in the vicinity of Chlum 11:45-12:15 / discussion 17:00-00:00 / Unveiling of the monument in Střezetice > REGISTRATION FEE Conference registration fee of 300 CZK is to be paid on 29 June 2016 before the opening of the conference at the reception desk in the historic building of the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové (Eliščino nábřeží 465/7, 500 01 Hradec Králové 1, GPS: 50.2116217N, 15.8289833E, www.muzeumhk.cz). Registration fee can only be paid in cash in CZK or EUR.
> TRANSPORT IN HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ Route to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové, Eliščino nábřeží 465, 500 01 Hradec Králové 1, Czech Republic: https://mapy.cz/s/vf0d 1/ Public Transport Terminal (or the Main Railway Station) the Museum bus-stop Trolleybuses No. 2, 3, 6, 7 Buses No. 11, 13, 16 (bus No. 16 departs from the Main Railway Station) 120 m walk from the Museum bus-stop to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové. https://mapy.cz/s/vepd 2/ Public Transport Terminal (or the Main Railway Station) the Adalbertinum bus-stop Buses No. 5, 15, 17 200 m walk to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové. https://mapy.cz/s/veq5 To search for public transport services go to www.dpmhk.cz > CAR PARKING IN HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 1/ Paid parking Car parking in the vicinity of the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové (Eliščino nábř. 465, 500 01 Hradec Králové) is incorporated in the city s integrated system of car parking services and is therefore subject to a fee (for the price list for current parking costs go to http://www.isphk.cz/download/isp-cenikweb_rev3_02_15.pdf). 2/ Parking garages Parking garage Katschnerka GPS: 50.2147886N, 15.8212306E www.isphk.cz/pd-katschnerka.php https://mapy.cz/s/veak Parking garage RegioCentrum GPS: 50.2084761N, 15.8291328E www.isphk.cz/pd-regiocentrum.php https://mapy.cz/s/veb8 3/ Free parking OP U Zimního stadionu GPS: 50.2074006N, 15.8295644E https://mapy.cz/s/vebg OP U Lízátek ( Flošna swimming pool) GPS: 50.2059067N, 15.8422750E https://mapy.cz/s/vedb
> ACCOMMODATION POSSIBILITIES Participants are expected to arrange and pay for their own accommodation. Recommended: 1/ Hotel Okresní dům Palackého 409/6, GPS: 50.2107528N, 15.8294808E www.hotelokresnidum.cz The hotel is located near the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové. Single room per one night, breakfast included CZK 1,400 for conference participants. To be entitled to this rate, please state that you participate in the conference held at the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové. The others: 2/ Nové Adalbertinum Hotel Velké náměstí 32/40, GPS: 50.2090267N, 15.8334450E www.noveadalbertinum.cz 3/ Hotel U Královny Elišky Malé náměstí 117/10, GPS: 50.2108347N, 15.8364131E www.hotelukralovnyelisky.cz 4/ EA Hotel Tereziánský dvůr Jana Koziny 336/4, GPS: 50.2083219N, 15.8372153E www.hotelterezianskydvur.com 5/ Hotel Grand Československé armády 295/23, GPS: 50.2105753N, 15.8298389E www.grandhk.cz 6/ Hotel POD VĚŽÍ Hradec Králové Velké náměstí 165/2, GPS: 50.2091361N, 15.8312825E www.pod-vezi.cz 7/ Hotel Boromeum residence Špitálská 183/2, GPS: 50.2103119N, 15.8326503E www.boromeum.cz 8/ Ubytování Městské lázně (Municipal swimming pool hostel) Eliščino nábřeží 842/3, GPS: 50.2143861N, 15.8288439E www.snhk.cz/ubytovani
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