Klub přátel Boskovic

Klub přátel Boskovic (KPB) is a Czech voluntary, non-political civic association founded in 1995 by citizens interested in the history and future of Boskovice, its local districts and surroundings. Registered as a zapsaný spolek (registered association), it is based in Boskovice in the Czech Republic and operates primarily in that town and its region. Its stated goals are to promote the history of Boskovice, to work for the protection and restoration of local monuments, to organize events and fundraising for their rescue, to popularize notable personalities of the town (including efforts to install memorial plaques), to publish the Vlastivědné listy Boskovicka and other publications, and to submit suggestions and comments on Boskovice-related issues to elected municipal bodies and authorities. The club describes itself as one of the most active associations in its town and cooperates with the town hall and other non-profit organizations. Its activities are broad: since its founding it has organized various events intended to draw fellow citizens closer to the town in which they live. With support from the VIA Praha foundation it built the Naučná stezka židovským městem v Boskovicích (Educational Trail through the Jewish Town of Boskovice), which marks significant buildings with brass information plaques, installed information boards with maps at five locations, and published a folding guide in three languages featuring drawings and descriptions of important buildings. Members also highlight shortcomings and problems in the town through articles and personal contacts and help organize cultural life. The club's website presents sections on the club, events and news, 20 years of the club, publications, discussions, educational trails, personalities, cooperation, activities for children, grants, annual reports, and members and contacts. It also references the painter Otakar Kubín-Coubine among the personalities associated with the town. The association is documented in Wikidata (Q66485965). As a small local heritage and civic organization, it does not have publicly traded ownership or a commercial parent company; it is a non-profit membership association.

Klub přátel Boskovic was founded in 1995 as a voluntary, non-political association of citizens interested in the history and future of Boskovice, its local parts and surroundings. From the outset it set itself several main goals: to promote the history of Boskovice; to seek the protection and restoration of monuments in the town; to organize events aimed at their renewal and rescue; to popularize significant personalities of the town and introduce them to the general public, including efforts to build memorial plaques for especially notable figures; to focus on publishing activity by issuing Vlastivědné listy Boskovicka and other publications; and to submit suggestions and comments to elected municipal bodies and authorities on issues concerning Boskovice. Over the years the association became, by its own account, one of the most active associations in the town, cooperating with the town hall and other non-profit organizations. Its activities have been broad. Since its founding it has organized various events intended to draw as many fellow citizens as possible closer to the town in which they live. With the support of the VIA Praha foundation, the club built the Naučná stezka židovským městem v Boskovicích (Educational Trail through the Jewish Town of Boskovice). This trail includes the marking of individual significant buildings with brass information plaques; information boards with a map were installed at five locations; and a folding guide was published in three languages, each entry containing a drawing of a significant building and its description. Members of the club also draw attention to shortcomings and problems in the town through articles and personal contacts and take part in remedying them, and they help organize cultural life. The club's website documents its activities and includes a summary of its first 20 years, indicating that by around 2015 it had reached two decades of continuous operation. The site also presents sections on events and news, publications, discussions (besedy), educational trails, personalities, cooperation, activities for children, grants, annual reports, and members and contacts. Among the personalities associated with the town and highlighted by the club is the painter Otakar Kubín-Coubine. The association is recorded in Wikidata under the identifier Q66485965. As a small local civic association, it has no commercial parent company or publicly traded ownership; it is a non-profit membership organization.

• 2015

  The club marks 20 years of activity, summarized on its website.

• 1995

  Klub přátel Boskovic founded as a voluntary, non-political civic association.

• With support from the VIA Praha foundation, the club builds the Educational Trail through the Jewish Town of Boskovice, including brass plaques, information boards and a trilingual folding guide.

Local heritage and civic association promoting the history, monuments and personalities of Boskovice.

• Vlastivědné listy Boskovicka

• Naučná stezka židovským městem v Boskovicích

• Trilingual folding guide to the Jewish Town of Boskovice

1. 1Klub přátel Boskovic - Klub přátel Boskovic, o.s.klub-pratel-boskovic.cz
2. 2Klub přátel Boskovicwikidata.org