Válka 1866

Válka 1866 ("The War of 1866") marks a memorial point in the landscape of Máslojedy, a village near Hradec Králové that borders the battlefield of the Battle of Hradec Králové (Königgrätz), fought on 3 July 1866. This particular database entry corresponds to a location in a different part of the village from the better-documented memorial sites of Máslojedy — somewhat southeast of the military cemetery and the 12th Infantry Regiment monument, in an area that still holds scattered traces of the battle.

Where exactly is it located?

The point lies within the cadastral territory of Máslojedy, among the fields and edges of the built-up area typical of this part of the former battlefield. Máslojedy sat almost at the center of the clash between Austrian and Prussian forces, and the village territory is still dotted with more than a hundred monuments, crosses, and memorial stones spread across its different parts.

What should visitors know before going?

The precise identity and appearance of the object at this specific point are not fully confirmed in available sources. Unlike the well-known, clearly marked monuments of Máslojedy — such as the 12th Infantry Regiment monument or Colonel Gertz von Zertina's grave marker — this site has not yet received a detailed description in tourist databases. Visitors should treat it as part of the wider, scattered memorial landscape rather than as a single, independently signposted monument.

How does this fit into the wider battlefield?

Máslojedy is one of ten municipalities most heavily affected by the 1866 battle and belongs to the Microregion of the 1866 Memorial Zone, a group of villages around Hradec Králové. This particular point is one of many scattered traces of those events found across the area, alongside the neighboring Svíb forest.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the same monument as other memorial sites in Máslojedy? No — it is a separate database entry, located several hundred meters from the village's best-known memorial objects, such as the military cemetery or the 12th Infantry Regiment monument.

What can be seen in this area? The surroundings form an open-air memorial landscape — fields and village edges dotted with monuments erected in the years after 1866. A precise description of the specific object at this point would require on-site verification or local sources.

When is the best time to visit? As with the rest of the Hradec Králové battlefield, the area is best visited in spring, summer, or early autumn, when it is easy to move on foot or by bike between the individual memorial points.