Dad knew the murderers of defenseless Germans. His daughter honoured those executed with a Reconciliation Cross
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Věra Vítová, née Nováková, was born in Teplice nad Metují on 18 January 1947. Her father Ladislav worked as a room decorator and her mother Anežka was a saleswoman. Věra Vítová had younger brother Jaromír. After elementary school, she enrolled in high school of construction in Vysoké Mýto, majoring in water management projects. Following graduation, she did not continue her studies at university due to her father, but took up her first job in Liberec. She came home to Teplice nad Metují in 1969. She got married in the 1970s and welcomed three children. In 1990 she founded the Civic Forum in Teplice nad Metují together with other people and got involved in municipal politics. She was elected to the municipal assembly in the first free election of 1990. She served as the Mayor of Teplice nad Metují in 1998-2002. One of her most important achievements is the Reconciliation Cross erected on Buková hora which earned her the prestigious Franz Werfel Award. Věra Vítová retired from active politics in 2002. She lived in Teplice nad Metují in 2023.
