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500 kilometres to Rixdorf

In 1987 a commemorative stamp was issued on the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Bohemian refugees in Rixdorf. The stamp shows the relief slab on the monument to King Friedrich Wilhelm I depicting the escape of the Bohemians to Rixdorf. Descendants of these refugees were the models for the artist when creating the relief. In its centre is Jiri Motel, who was arrested for illegally owning a copy of the Bible of Kralice – a bible in the Czech language – but was able to escape from the prison. He walked the entire distance from Horni Cemna to Rixdorf in a fortnight.