| Marie Kraslova | |
 Marie Kráslová on her 109th birthday in 2007. | |
| Birth: | 13 November 1898 Úsilné, South Bohemian Region, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) |
| Death: | 1 July 2008 Úsilné, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic |
| Age: | 109 years, 231 days |
| Country: |  CZE
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| Centenarian | |
Marie Kraslova [Czech: Marie Kráslová] (13 November 1898 – 1 July 2008) was a Czech centenarian who was the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Marie Kráslová was born in Úsilné, South Bohemian Region, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), on 13 November 1898.
Marie Kráslová (aged 16) with her brother in 1914
In spite of the poor sight and hearing, she had a good memory, according to her relatives. She remembered, as she had seen the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph, when he and his companion passed through her home town. When the Emperor died in 1916, she was eighteen years old. She moved to a care home in 2005 after an accident. She was affectionately called by her grandchildren "little grandmother" [Czech: "malá babička"].
On 31 December 2005, following the death of 108-year-old Františka Novotná, she became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic.
Marie Kráslová died in Úsilné, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on 1 July 2008, at the age of 109 years, 231 days. She was also the last surviving person in the Czech Republic born in the 1800s. Following her death, then 107-year-old Marta Pokorná became the oldest known living person in the Czech Republic.
References[]
- Nejstarší občanka Česka Marie Kráslová (109): Můj recept na dlouhověkost? Nesledujte politiku, ušetříte si nervy! Aha, 18 November 2007
- Zemřela nejstarší Češka Marie Kráslová. Bylo jí 109 let iDNES, 2 July 2008
- Aktualizováno: Ve stodevíti letech zemřela Marie Kráslová z Úsilného Českobudějovický deník, 2 July 2008
| Czech Republic's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Marie Bernatkova • Unknown • Bohumila Rosova • Unknown • 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 Kohlerova • Anonymous • Kvetoslava Hranosova • Marie Schwarzova • Magdalena Kytnerova • Marie Holikova • Anna Koudelkova • Lidmila Junkova • Zdenka Kasparova • Bedriska Adamickova • Filomena Kolomaznikova • Blazena Strachotova • Karla Kockova |