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Very well renovated house with cows in the Eagle Mountains? In the mid fifties regional national committees extensive campaigns attracted workers from the interior to the border communities in the former Sudetenland. Especially in agriculture was a labor shortage. For "dosídlence" were mainly in smaller mountain and foothill communities ready to open houses and various material benefits. A prerequisite for obtaining the long-term establishment in the village and work in collective farms and tractor stations. In 1956, the recruitment brochure KNV in Hradec Kralove, which contains a clear list of communities in which they are dosídlenci welcome and a brief description. Read more »

One study deals with changes in the demographics of the Czech border region after the expulsion, published by Institute of Sociology. The author is Quido Kastner. The general part deals with the history and specifics of the Sudetenland in the mid-20th century and provides summary data on the migration of new Czech settlers. In particular, the author has closely engaged in the course of settlement of some regions of northern Bohemia, that is outside our interest. In addition, however, the study contains a very interesting mention of the violent nature of the Žambersku collectivization after 1948. Read more »