Visited:20. 9. 2021
History:The now demolished building here was originally used as a factory for the production of E. Altmann, where 250 employees from Měděnec and its surroundings worked. The factory was built as a two-storey building, with a brick ground floor and a timber-framed floor with a gable roof. The local factory was then established in 1939. In 1948 the factory was closed down as part of nationalisation. From the early 1950s until 1960, the Border Guard NCO school was located here. After that, the building was used for various purposes. The Social Welfare Institute operated here until 1984. In earlier times, the Institute was staffed by nuns from the Order of St. Dominic, who lived in the Institute directly, but after 1975, after their forced departure, the communist regime replaced them with civilian employees. However, according to the testimonies of some residents of Měděnce, there was no violence in the institute after their departure. After the tragic fire that broke out there on November 1 to 2 of the same year, the two-storey building with a brick ground floor and a wooden superstructure worth over one million one hundred thousand crowns was completely destroyed. Subsequently, the remains of the factory were demolished, leaving only the remnants of the fence and a monument commemorating this tragic event, which I will elaborate on separately at the monument to the victims of the fire.
Source:http://zanikleobce.fzp.ujep.cz/tovarny/index.php?page=record&id=104
Source:https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C5%BE%C3%A1r_%C3%9Astavu_soci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD_p%C3%A9%C4%8De_v_M%C4%9Bd%C4%9Bnci
Impressions:The formerly beautiful building, which can be seen in a preserved period photograph, has now been irretrievably destroyed.
