Jan Sladký Kozina
Jan Sladký Kozina (born September 10, 1652 in Újezd u Domažlic , † November 28, 1695 in Pilsen ) was a legendary Czech leader of the Chodian peasant uprising at the end of the 17th century.
Kozina symbolized the resistance of the Czech people during the so-called “time of darkness”, an epoch of rule and oppression by the Catholic Church and the Germans .
Jan Sladký Kozina's birth name was Rosocha , after his grandfather's Rosoch ( U Rosochů ) farm , where he was born and grew up. The names Sladký and Kozina were only assigned to him later. At the age of 25 he married Dorota Pelnářová on May 9, 1678 , took over his father's farm, Kozinův grunt ( U Kozinů ), and belonged to the middle class of farmers. According to historical records, they should have lived as a quiet, God-fearing and friendly couple.
He could neither read nor write, but made a name for himself through his speeches in which he drew attention to the unjust treatment and soon became the spokesman for the farmers. He defended Chodian rights and demanded justice for the rural people. There were disputes with the landlord Wolf Maximilian Laminger von Albenreuth , known as "Lomikar". Kozina was convicted of rebellion, imprisoned and later executed in Pilsen.
The figure was immortalized as a personality of the resistance in the stories of Alois Jirásek and Božena Němcová . A memorial room was set up in Újezd near Domažlice (Kozinův statek 3).
literature
- Jaroslav Kramařík: Kozina a Lomikar v chodské lidové tradici . Academia Prague 1972, 195 pp.
- Eduard Maur: Kozina a Lomikar . Slovo k historii 20, Melantrich, Prague 1989, 40 pp.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Sladký Kozina in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sladký Kozina, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of the Chodian uprising |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Újezd u Domažlic |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1695 |
| Place of death | Pilsen |