Cultural activitis in the City Domažlice

This written work deals with cultural activities of the inhabitants of the town Domažlice between the years 1880 - 1899. The used information is taken from the "Posel od Čerchova" newspaper. The aim of the work is to show particular cultural events as they were presented in the newspaper. The work is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is focused on the concept of culture. It explains the importance of the word culture and events that happened in the 19th century, especially in the second half of the 19th century. The middle part introduces us into the history of Domažlice in the 19th century. We want to create at least a minimal concept of the city development and of the form of the city. We describe the political and economic level of the city in the defined years. We include institutions which were there.The last part shows the cultural activities of the inhabitants the way they were presented in the local newspapers. We answer the question how people lived in a small town and what cultural life they had. We got some answers. The most common activity was the formation of clubs that allowed people to take part in some private or public social events like concerts, trips, lectures, debates etc. The membership brought certain benefits and a certain self-fulfilment. We learnt about the..