Pilsen, Koterovská Street

The main street of the Eastern Suburb of Pilsen. At the end of World War 1, the Austro-Hungarian Empire floundered in a crisis, supply chains were in chaos and the inhabitants were beginning to starve. The hunger caused various parts of the country to riot, and looting occurred. In Pilsen, the situation escalated in June 1918. On 21 June 1918, a crowd gathered on Koterovská Street, mostly children, and tried to grab bread off a baker’s truck. They were stopped by police and soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army. The crowd attacked the soldiers with stones and the commanding officer gave the order to fire. Five children were killed. This event is commemorated by a memorial plaque. At the end of World War 2, houses near to the train station were damaged by Allied bombs.