Hygiena 2019, 64(3):128-129 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1726
One hundred years of modern cremation in the Czech Republic
- Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, Česká republika
The article reminds of the prohibition of cremation in Christian Europe and the struggle for the reintroduction of cremation at the turn of the 20th century. In the Czech lands, the prohibition of cremation was in force until 1919 when, on the initiative of J. Kvapil, a playwright and also a then deputy, one of the shortest acts ever was passed which allowed cremation. In the same year, the Liberec crematorium was the first to be put into operation in the Czech Republic. This year, it is exactly one hundred years since the reintroduction of cremation in the Czech Republic, which now accounts for around 80% of the annual total of funerals in this country.
Keywords: cremation, history, Czech Republic
Received: July 2019; Accepted: July 29, 2019; Published: August 20, 2019 Show citation
