Oval enamel sign National School
Compulsory attendance at educational institutions dates back to the late 16th century in Europe. In the historical territory of the Bohemian Kingdom, compulsory school attendance was first imposed in the Principality of Olesnica in Silesia in 1683 and applied to children aged six to nine. The Habsburg Monarchy did not introduce universal compulsory schooling (mostly on the Prussian model) until 1774 under Maria Theresa. Even so, she was far from being the last on the European continent.
The Austrian school system has gradually changed and evolved. In the 19th century, a system based on Hasner's Law took hold for a long time. At that time, the common school (five or eight years old) was the first level of the national school and the second level was the burgher school (three years old). This system was practically adopted by the Czechoslovak Republic.
The National School, whose enamel sign is in the collections of the Museum of Memory of the 20th Century, was created after 1948 by renaming the municipal school. The name National School was used only until 1953.
