Any Czech Christian friends out there care to help me out on an adventure?

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I’ve seen a few English speaking Czechs on here in the past. Could you help me out brothers in Christ? I’m trying to track down some family history and I cannot find my Great Grandfathers place of birth according to his American newspaper obituary . See photo. Was this town misspelled? mispronounced? Incorrectly translated to English perhaps? Changed names? From what I can tell it does not appear on a modern map. Any ideas? 835D9467-CCFD-4283-A47A-4A2D325AA2F7.jpeg
 
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tstumf said:
I’ve seen a few English speaking Czechs on here in the past. Could you help me out brothers in Christ? I’m trying to track down some family history and I cannot find my Great Grandfathers place of birth according to his American newspaper obituary . See photo. Was this town misspelled? mispronounced? Incorrectly translated to English perhaps? Changed names? From what I can tell it does not appear on a modern map. Any ideas? View attachment 233248
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For a long time until soon after the end of World War I (1919), Cernochov was in the Hungarian part of the Austo-Hungarian Empire. After the war the Czech, Slovak and German (Sudetenland) areas in the northwestern part of the empire combined into one country called Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia became free of communism soon after 1989. In 1993 the Czech and Slovak parts separated into two separate countries. Today Cernochov is located in southeastern Slovakia. Most of the inhabitants still speak Hungarian.

In 1965 we drove the length of what is now the Czech Republic. We experienced what one would call a "police state". Slovakia was also part of this communist police state. Looking back it seemed about every minute we or our car were being searched. In our hotel room in Prague we found what looked liked a listening device. The best decision that your great grandfather ever made was to emigrate to the US!

Hope this information helps you to piece together your family history.
 
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tstumf said:
I’ve seen a few English speaking Czechs on here in the past. Could you help me out brothers in Christ? I’m trying to track down some family history and I cannot find my Great Grandfathers place of birth according to his American newspaper obituary . See photo. Was this town misspelled? mispronounced? Incorrectly translated to English perhaps? Changed names? From what I can tell it does not appear on a modern map. Any ideas?

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We used to have a member here by the name of Trofimus. He last posted very close to three years ago, now. He was fairly knowledgeable, quite well spoken and mannered, and from somewhere in the Czech republic... perhaps Prague? I miss his participation here...
 
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Isny said:
For a long time until soon after the end of World War I (1919), Cernochov was in the Hungarian part of the Austo-Hungarian Empire. After the war the Czech, Slovak and German (Sudetenland) areas in the northwestern part of the empire combined into one country called Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia became free of communism soon after 1989. In 1993 the Czech and Slovak parts separated into two separate countries. Today Cernochov is located in southeastern Slovakia. Most of the inhabitants still speak Hungarian.

In 1965 we drove the length of what is now the Czech Republic. We experienced what one would call a "police state". Slovakia was also part of this communist police state. Looking back it seemed about every minute we or our car were being searched. In our hotel room in Prague we found what looked liked a listening device. The best decision that your great grandfather ever made was to emigrate to the US!

Hope this information helps you to piece together your family history.
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Thank you helps so much!
 
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