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Leopold Podstatzki, Count Podstatzki

Veselíčko, 2 Apr 1903 – 1979

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A life in time

  1. 2 Apr 1903

    Born in Veselíčko

  2. 22 May 1935

    A daughter is born

  3. 1979

    Dies

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Veselíčko.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Leopold is born in Veselíčko

In the news1903

First electric railway opens (1903)

The Krizik company completed the first electric railway line in the region between Tabor and Bechyne.

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.

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.

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.Around the world · 1908–1927

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.

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In the news1907

Universal suffrage introduced (1907)

Emperor Franz Joseph ratified new electoral laws that introduced direct universal suffrage for the Empire's council.

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

Living conditions and lighting in homes

Families often lived in a single heated room, where children slept on benches with special tips to prevent them from falling. Due to the high cost of candles and lamps, light was often provided by simple, inexpensive wooden torches that burned for about ten minutes at a time.