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Marie Ledebur-Wicheln

Křemýž, 5 Nov 1920 – Heidelberg, 14 Jun 1984

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Facts and their sources

  • Born5 Nov 1920, Křemýžnot verified1 source
  • Died14 Jun 1984, Heidelbergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 5 Nov 1920

    Born in Křemýž

  2. 20 Oct 1951

    A son is born

  3. 14 Jun 1984

    Dies in Heidelberg, aged 63

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Křemýž.

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The 1920s · Marie is born in Křemýž

In the news1923–1927

Currency restabilization fueled economic recovery by 1927

Following the restabilization of the currency in late 1923, Germany secured 800 million gold marks in foreign loans by 1927, which helped industrial production return to 1913 levels.

Getting around

Faster Journeys by Rail

Railway network improvements significantly reduced travel times, with a journey from Czech lands to the Adriatic Sea taking only 15 hours by the first decade of the 20th century. By 1918, it took approximately 8 hours to travel by train from Prague to the eastern city of Ostrava.

At the table

Sweet main courses and Sunday meat

Sweet dishes like dumplings filled with plum jam, poppy seed noodles, or pancakes were frequently served as a main course, especially on Fridays or traditional fast days. In contrast, meat dishes were saved for Sunday dinners or special family occasions like weddings and funerals.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Expensive and wide festive skirts

Women's festive skirts were exceptionally wide, using 10 to 12 ells of fabric, and could cost between 10 and 15 silver florins.

Music

Popular Bagpipe and Violin Duos

In the Chodsko region, small musical duos of bagpipe and violin were highly popular for weddings and local festivals because they were inexpensive and portable. Musicians in these groups played by memory, often improvising melodies and rhythmic variations during the music.

Daily life

Children's work and education

Children in families engaged in domestic production were often required to work from a very young age, which frequently resulted in the neglect of their school attendance. In the Czech districts, compulsory education lasted for eight years, starting at age six.