What happened on the historic roof structures project

2020

A roofed municipal bread oven
In the community garden in Májová street there is a new object situated – a roofed municipal bread oven. The construction, started by the Historic Cheb Endowment Fund in October 2019, is almost ready.

2019

We celebrate the 700. Jubilee of oldest historical roof in Czech Republic
It was 700 years ago in 1319, when the roof was erected above the choir of the Franciscan church in Eger. This is the oldest known dendrochronologically dated roof in the territory of the Czech Republic.

International conference and meeting of experts on historical roof structures
In the cultural centre Svoboda in Cheb, there will meet experts on historical roof structures on 17. – 19. October 2019. They will discuss possible ways to present and make historical roof structures open to the public.

2018

Patrimonium for futuro
Patrimonium for futuro - a prestigious award by the Czech National Heritage Institute for Cheb

Cheb at a heritage symposium in Vienna
Cheb at a heritage symposium in Vienna

Cheb’s roof structures were nominated for the Monument of the year
On February 1st, 2018, during the meeting of Carlsbad section members of the Association of Czech, Moravian and Silesian historic towns and cities, the project of the Historic Cheb Endowment Fund was nominated by Carlsbad region in the national competition Monument of the year, organized by the Association of Czech, Moravian and Silesian historic towns and cities.