Tábor
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Tábor is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. It lies in the Tábor Uplands on the Lužnice
Aerial view of the old town
Jordán Reservoir
Žižkovo náměstí with the Old Town Hall (right)
Kotnov Tower and Bechyně Gate
Taborites
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The Taborites, were a faction within the Hussite movement in the medieval Lands of the Bohemian Crown. The Taborites were sometimes referred to as the Picards, a term used for groups which were seen a
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…these words were derived from Tábor's name, and the town was named after the biblical Mount Tabor located in Israel. The town also gave its name to the Taborites, a radical wing of the Hussites. Tábor was initially called Hradiště hory Tábor (lit. 'fortified settlement of the Tábor mountain'). Tábor is located…
Jan Žižka with Václav Koranda at Vítkov
Adolf Liebscher: The Taborites conquering Prachatice
Burning Adamites
Jan Žižka leading troops of the Hussites; Jena Codex, 15th century