The village of Hraběšín (German: Hrabeschin) is located in the district of Kutná Hora, region of Středočeský, about 13 km southeast of Kutná Hora and 9 km southwest of the town of Čáslav.

Behind the inscription on the cross in Hraběšín is the story of what a person can do in pursuit of his goal. Mr. Jaroslav Kunášek from Hraběšín turned to the Emperor František Josef Museum to help him find the cut-off text on the cross in the village, after which only the years 1848 to 1898 remained, the inscription Praise be Lord Jesus Christ and the Village of Hraběšín. There was only an entry in the municipal chronicle:

In 1898, a marble cross was erected near the school to commemorate the 50-year reign of Emperor Francis Joseph, the dedication was removed in 1918.

We sent Mr. Kunášek a link to the archive fund in SOkA Kutná Hora, but there was nothing closer. In our republic, there are several crosses that were built in connection with the FJI jubilee, but each had a different text. Mr. Kunášek approached the local parish and there he found an entry in the parish chronicle:

The venerable village of Hraběšínská had two crosses erected at its expense and collection on October 1, 1898, in memory of the 50-year reign of our most gracious emperor and king František Josef I. 1st cross behind Hraběšín in the highlands by the road to Krchlebů, iron, gilded on a stone base . 2. a cross made of Hořovice sandstone near the school with the inscription:

In commemoration of the fifty-year reign of His Majesty Emperor and King Francis Joseph I.

By comparing the partial inscriptions on the cross and the entry from the parish chronicle, Mr. Kunášek compiled the following text:

Praised be the Lord

Jesus Christ

The village of Hraběšín

she donated in memory of the fifty-year reign

His Majesty the Emperor and King 

Francis Joseph I. 

1848 – 1898

The cross with the restored inscription was ceremonially unveiled on 22/09/2018 in the presence of Mr. Karl Schwarnzerberg

Several months of searching paid off. Another monument to Emperor FJI will be preserved.