16 October 2025

Bridge over the Orlice River in Pastviny (Czech Republic)

There were three brothers named Czech, Lech and Rus. One day, they decided to find for their tribes and themselves a new place to live, and so they all set out for a long journey across the Europe. After some days had passed, the brother Rus suddenly said. "This is the new home for me and my tribe!" and so they stayed and founded Russia. The two brothers and their tribes walked for many days, when they climbed up a hill. They had a wonderful view of the land that Czech called the "land of milk and honey", and decided to settle here with his tribe. To honor this great man, the people of his tribe started to call themselves Czechs.

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