English Translation

- 3 - 20 close ties to Germanism since its foundation at the end of the 13th century. The first city judge was a German, the documents up to the year 14oo are written in German language, the names of the citizens mentioned herein are German.- As bearer of progress and culture Germans are repeatedly called, while the Czech leadership of the city - especially in the last centuries - both in the construction and expansion of the town, as in the Awareness of the well-being of the population has failed.- The immigration from the Czech territory, which began during the World War, through the rapid upward development of the war industry, the liberal attitude of the local German bourgeoisie at this time, which had its own interests higher than the interests of the German people, are the cause of the withdrawal of the Germans from Germany. Elements in this city.- Nevertheless, the trade and economic political, as well as the cultural bond to our time existed exclusively with the West, i.e. with the Reich.- Until the World War 1914, the city of Pilsen clearly had a German character and was the economic and cultural center for Western Bohemia.- The population-political composition of today's city. The best way to recognize the population of Pilsen is to find out that one third of the Czech population of the city should have German names and thus be of German origin.- In addition, it should be borne in mind that the Skoda-Werke /Hermann Göring-Wrke/ are richly important enterprises and that the next largest company, the civil breweries, will be in the future.