KRNAP restored the chapel near Mladé Buky, funded by the Germans

Mladé Buky (Trutnovsko) - The administration of the Krkonošsko National Park (KRNAP) today reopened the Bystřická Chapel in the valley of Zlatý potok near Mladé Buky after renovations. The park management successfully secured the necessary 1.1 million crowns from the Czech-German Future Fund and from private donors from Germany for the reconstruction of the dilapidated monument. Radek Drahný, spokesperson for KRNAP, informed ČTK.
    The chapel stood in the former settlement of Bystřice at the junction of two main roads more than 180 years ago. According to parish records, the first field chapel was consecrated here in 1829. The chapel was recorded in the land registry in 1874 based on an application by the owner Johan Franz. The Franz family owned the chapel until 1945 when the state confiscated it and deported the family.
    The chapel subsequently came into the possession of the state farm. KRNAP acquired the chapel in August 2005 from the Czech Land Fund and has since been trying to secure funds for its reconstruction.
    "The vanished settlements of Bystřice and nearby Sklenářovice remind us of the most controversial post-war period in the development of the settlement of the Krkonoš. Therefore, we can view the restoration of the Bystřická Chapel not only as a preservation of the monument but also as a preservation of important human values,” said Drahný.