Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Czaslau, an Austrian town of Bohemia, 40 miles S.E. of Prague, of the government of which it forms part. A notable feature of the town is its church with a tall spire. Here the Hussite chief, John Ziska, was buried. The town was also the scene of a Prussian victory over the Austrians in 1792. The country around is mountainous but fertile, with extensive pastures.