▁War ▁by ▁the ▁r uling ▁Commun ists , ▁as ▁the ▁whole ▁A š ▁district ▁was ▁included ▁into ▁the ▁border ▁zone ▁which ▁made ▁many ▁people ▁move ▁out . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁lower ing ▁number ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁some ▁houses ▁remained ▁un in hab ited . ▁There ▁was ▁lack ▁of ▁money ▁for ▁their ▁renov ation ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁demol ish ▁them . ▁The ▁present - day ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁roughly ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁pre - war ▁population . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁Town ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁in ▁the ▁bar o que ▁style , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁was ▁burn ed ▁out . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁again , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁plans . ▁ ▁Town ▁museum ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁completely ▁re construct ed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 . ▁A ▁central ▁evidence ▁of ▁stone ▁cross es ▁of ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁this ▁building . ▁Also ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁pairs ▁of ▁glo ves ▁is ▁located ▁here . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁Sal va ▁Guard ia ▁Reich sp ost ▁stone ▁relief ▁with ▁imperial ▁symbols . ▁In ▁these ▁days ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁museum ' s ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁Watch t