the local Jewish community, which was then almost totally wiped out during The Holocaust. After World War II the abandoned building saw use as a warehouse, and then (between 1970–1989) as a gallery. In 1994, however, it was returned to the Jewish Community in Prague and has recently been restored. In 1910, part of the skull of famous Hussite general Jan Žižka was discovered in Čáslav parish church. The skull is exhibited in Žižka's Hall of Čáslav Town Hall. Sport Čáslav is sometimes called a town of majorettes, because of the local team, which won medals from Czech and world competitions. The town's football club, FK Čáslav, plays on the fourth tier of the Czech football system. Notable is the Athletics Club Čáslav. Two of its most known sportswomen are Ludmila Formanová and Jarmila Kratochvílová, both World Champions in 800 m sprint. Air base To the northeast of the town, there is an active air base of the Czech Air Force. Notable people Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760–1812), composer and pianist Jan Karafiát (1846—1929), calvinistic priest and children writer Antonín Chittussi (1847–1891), Impressionist painter Rudolf Těsnohlídek (1882–1928), writer Jiří Mahen (1882–1939), writer František Moravec (1895–1966), military intelligence officer Josef Svoboda (1920–2002), scenographer Eli Urbanová (1922–2012), poet, novelist and Esperantist Antonín Rükl (1932–2016), astronomer Miloš Forman (1932–2018), film director Jarmila Kratochvílová (born 1951), athlete Ludmila Formanová (born 1974), athlete David Jarolím (born 1979), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Čáslav is twinned with: Opfikon, Switzerland References External links Virtual show Populated places in Kutná Hora District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Shtetls