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A shoppable Art Nouveau apartment, a brewery barn, and a rooftop are just a few unique venues offering crowd-free alternatives to traditional Christmas markets.

Archaeologists carrying out research at the famous 14th century "bone church" near the Czech town of Kutná Hora have announced a unique discovery. While excavating the site in the vicinity of the medieval ossuary, they came across 34 mass graves with 1,200 skeletons, most of which belong to the victims of the Black Death and famine. Experts say it is the biggest find of its kind in Europe.

The skating under Jošt in Brno opened to the public on November 27th. The 860 m2 rink has a capacity of 80 skaters. Skating will be open in four two-hour blocks from 10h to 21h, with an hour break between each block.

Czechia used to have a large German-speaking population. The "Bohemian-Germans", as they were called, inhabited especially the border region of the Sudetenland. However, many of them started settling here since the Middle Ages deep in the heart of what used to be the Duchy of Bohemia.