| Josef Flandera | |
 Josef Flandera at the age of 107. | |
| Birth: | 21 June 1902 Volhynia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Death: | 6 March 2010 Hanusovice, Sumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic |
| Age: | 107 years, 258 days |
| Country: |  UKR CZE
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| Centenarian | |
Josef Flandera (21 June 1902 – 6 March 2010) was a Czech centenarian who was the oldest known living man and person in the Czech Republic at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Josef Flandera was born in the region of Volhynia, which is currently part of Northwestern Ukraine, (then Russian Empire) on 21 June 1902. During World War II, he served in the Czechoslovak army on the Eastern Front. In 1947 he settled in Sumperk [Czech: Šumperk], Olomouc Region, where he remained for the rest of his life.
He became the oldest living person in the Czech Republic, following the death of 108-year-old Marta Pokorna on 30 December 2008.
Josef Flandera died in Hanusovice, Sumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic on 6 March 2010 at the age of 107 years, 258 days. He is also the oldest known man ever to have died in the Czech Republic.
References[]
- Ve 107 letech zemřel nejstarší Čech z Hanušovic Šumperský A Jesenický Deník, 11 March 2010
- Zemřel nejstarší Čech, bylo mu 107 let iDNES, 12 March 2010
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Libuse Sebestova • Vincencie Travnickova • Marie Mauritzova • Anezka Kucerova • Marie Vichrova • Bohumila Rosova • Anna Zavrelova • Vilemina Lipcikova • Ludvik Petruj • Emilie Dolezalova • Marie Berankova • Frantiska Novotna • Marie Kraslova • Marta Pokorna • Josef Flandera • Juliana Vasickova • Marie Smejkalova • Frantiska Koznarova • Marie Tresnakova • Evangelia Carasova • Vlastimila Ceskova • Marie Behenska • Bedriska Koehlerova • Anonymous • Kvetoslava Hranosova • Marie Schwarzova • Magdalena Kytnerova • Marie Holikova • Anna Koudelkova • Lidmile Junkova • Zdenka Kasparova • Bedriska Adamickova • Anonymous |
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Ludvik Petruj • Alois Vocasek • Julius Kubelka • Stanislav Vecera • Dusan Kalok • Josef Flandera • Gabriel Miksa • Karel Kasparek • Jan Nitka • Stanislav Spacil • Martin Kahun • Cenek Petrik • Jiri Vysoudil • Anonymous • Anonymous • Jan Gomola • Eduard Marek • Karel Lavacek • Anonymous |