May 10, 2021

Pilsen celebrated its liberation by the American army

Pilsen celebrated its liberation by the American army

Pilsen commemorated the 76th anniversary of its liberation by the American army. The four-day Liberation Festival, which began on Thursday May 6th and ended on Sunday May 9, offered a live broadcasting program from the studio in Měšťanská beseda via the Internet and regional television. A total of 15 hours of live…

March 29, 2021

The basis of the Liberation Festival Pilsen will be the online studio

The basis of the Liberation Festival Pilsen will be the online studio

This year’s Liberation Festival Pilsen will be organized by  from 6 to 9 May. Although the city administration hoped last year that it would be possible to move the prepared program for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Pilsen by the US military to 2021, unfortunately this year’s continuing unfavorable situation…

March 5, 2021

75 years since the tragic death of pilot Karel Balík

75 years since the tragic death of pilot Karel Balík

On March 5, 2021, 75 years passed since the tragic death of Karel Balík, a native of Pilsen, who died in a plane crash of a CSA aircraft initial flight on the Prague-Paris-Prague route. On March 4, 1946, Czechoslovak Airlines began flying on the Prague – Strasbourg – Paris route. One of the…