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There are men and women behind everything; important personalities behind the historical events. There are quite a few of them in Trutnov. Let's start with the missionary of the Amazon, Father Samuel Fritz, and continue with the poet and revolutionary of 1848, Uffo Horn, followed by General Ludwig Gablenz, and Igo Etrich, the designer of the famous aeroplane The Dove (the Taube). We should not forget to mention artists - such as the writer Josef Mühberger or the sculptor Emil Schwantner. And there are many more.

Emil Schwantner was an important sculptor, born on 27 August 1890 in the family of the miner and...
Igo Etrich was an aviation pioneer and designer. During the construction of his first glider in 1905...
Each mountain has its spirit, elf or fairy, simply its symbol. Some are long-lived and their...
Father Samuel Fritz was born in 1654. Trutnov is mentioned as the place of his birth, due to his...