CITY OF PRAGUE

The castle of Prague was founded ca 870. It became the residence of the Bohemian
kings in 1085 and the center of the Kingdom. 
In 1784 the 4 city communities which had founded around the castle - the Old Town,
New Town, Hradcany and Lesser Town - were united to form the city of Prague. Prague
became the capital of indepenent Czechoslovakia in 1918. It also was the capital of
the German Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia between 1939 - 1945.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Mayors
Primátori

1870 - 1873   František Dittrich
1873 - 1876   Josef Hulesch
1876 - 1882   Emilián Skramlik
1882 - 1885   Tomáš Cerný
1885 - 1887   Ferdinand Vališ
1887 - 1893   Jindrich Šolc
1893 - 1896   Cenęk Gregor
1897 - 1900   Jan Podlipný                                   1848 - 1914   
1900 - 1906   Vladimír Srb
1906 - 1918   Karel Groš

Chairman of the Administrative Commission

1918 - 1919   Premysl Šámal 

Mayors
Primátori

1919 - 1937   Karel Baxa                                     1863 - 1938   
1937 - 1939   Petr Zenkl 
1939 - 1940   Otakar Klapka                                  1... - 1941    
1940 - 1945   Alois Ríha 

              German Deputy (and de facto Chief Executive)

              1940 - 1945   SA-Standartenführer Josef
                            Pfitzner                         1901 - 1945      


THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1918 - 1945
The small Orthodox community which emerged in Czechoslovakia after 1918 (1) was
organized in 1921 when the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Belgrade ordained the leader
of the community as bishop.
In 1923 the Patriarchate of Constantinople, disregarding the Serbian link, imposed
its own authority and organized the community - now headed by a Metropolitan - as
an Autonomous Orthodox Church. (2)
In 1942 the cummunity was forbidden and nearly destroyed by the Germans.
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HEADS OF THE COMMUNITY
Bishop of Czechoslovakia

1921 - 1942   Goradz (Matej Pavlik), before leader of 
              the community. His execution by the Germans
              ended the dual hierarchy.                      1... - 1942       

Metropolitan of Prague and Archbishop of all Czechoslovakia              

1923 - 1948   Sabbazd (fate 1942 - 1945 unknown)

(1) The first converts were Catholic and Protestant Czechs and Slovaks. Later
    an important group of members of the Slovak and Ruthenian Catholic Churches
    of the Ruthenian rite also joined.

(2) The church now acted independently for day-to-day affairs, but remained 
    juridicaly dependent on the Patriarchate of Constantinople, what, in
    practice, ment that its head had to be confirmed by the Patriarch.