Folk culture of the North Pilsen: aspects of mutual Czech-German action

This rigorous thesis is focused on the aspects of relationship between Czech and German folk culture in the Northern Pil sen region. In the first part we treat with inhabitation and structurizing of space in general paying special attention to one' s living in cultural landscape. In the second part we follow history of german settlement in Czechia, Moravia and Silesia. We highlight the most important events in this history presenting the milestones to the Czech and German national interaction. Third part deals with history of Northern Pi/sen region and also with history of both Czech and German nation in this geographical region. In the fifth chapter we introduce the brief history of the folk costume, explain what it is and then we pay our attention to the Czech and German folk costume in the Northern Pi/sen region separatelly. Next part describes folk architecture in the landscape close to the towns of Plasy, Kralovice and Manětín respectively. The final chapter of this rigorous thesis is about small village chapels, sacellums, crosses and other diminutive relics of folk architecture in the region