Monument to the Životice Tragedy

Commemorate the tragic event that took place on 6 August 1944 in the village of Životice (today part of Havířov) and claimed the lives of 36 men.

The most massive liquidation action on the territory of Těšín Silesia during World War II was supposed to be a retaliation for a partisan action in which three members of the Těšín Gestapo were killed. This horrific event was thus placed alongside other reprisals such as the burning of Lidice and the extermination of Ležáky. After the war, Životice was called “Silesian Lidice” for a reason. At the Mother’s Monument, which is also a memorial to all the victims of the occupation, you can visit an exhibition building with a permanent museum exhibition. Through unique documents, photographs and period weapons and clothing, the exhibition presents not only the events surrounding the tragedy, but also the development of the occupation, the forms of Nazi repression, the Polish and Czech resistance and liberation.

The monument and the exhibition are part of the Museum of Těšínsko.

Contact

Památník životické tragédie
Padlých hrdinů 220/47a
736 01 Havířov-Životice
E-mail: zivotice@muzeumct.cz
Web: http://www.muzeumct.cz/
Tel.: +420 596 434 138