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Joachim Fürstenberg

Sýkořice, 28 Jun 1923 – Donaueschingen, 9 Jul 2002

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A life in time

  1. 28 Jun 1923

    Born in Sýkořice

  2. 15 May 1949

    A daughter is born

  3. 9 Jul 2002

    Dies in Donaueschingen, aged 79

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sýkořice.

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The 1920s · Joachim is born in Sýkořice

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

Shift from Carriages to Trains

Traveling by carriage was expensive, slow, and uncomfortable compared to the railway, which became the preferred method for mass transport and leisure trips starting in the mid-19th century. Railway companies even organized special theater trains to bring thousands of spectators to the National Theatre in Prague during the 1880s.

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 Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Low daily wages for field work

Working women often received only 24 kreutzers for a full day of field work, while young boys received 12 kreutzers for their help.

Music

Brass Bands and Enthusiastic Prague Audiences

Brass bands were central to Prague's cultural life, with military and civilian ensembles performing dozens of times each week in summer at parks and garden pubs. These performances were so popular that audiences often demanded encores, such as the march Hey, Gretel, which was once repeated three times due to overwhelming applause.

Daily life

Home life, utilities, and domestic maintenance

Homes typically featured running water and electricity, while heating often relied on ceramic tile stoves or modern slow-burning American stoves fueled by coal or anthracite. Cleaning wooden parquet floors was strenuous, often requiring hand-scrubbing with soap and wire brushes followed by polishing.