As others have written, the theme is based on the Rychlé šípy (Fast Arrows) book series by Jaroslav Foglar. Whole generations of Czech children grew up on those books.
The basic plot takes place in the 1930s in an urban setting where a group of five boys have an adventure.
The book series covers a mysterious area of the city called Stínadla (the Shadows), where the local youths have joined a secret movement called the Vontové (Vonts), wear yellow pins, have their own rules, tribes and elect their leadership, etc.
Our heroes go on quests into this neighborhood and have dangerous adventures there.
The district itself is full of narrow streets, small squares, underground passages and courtyards.
The author drew inspiration from several sources, but one of them was the old Jewish town in Prague, which looked much as it is described in the books, but was almost entirely demolished in the late 19th century.
Jaroslav Foglar’s books were banned during the communist regime because they did not fit the cheerful ethos of communist ideology. Which, of course, only served to spike their cult status.
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Seems like someone is playing some game/scavenger hunt based on the work of [Jaroslav Foglar](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Foglar)
Oh and how can i join that, which town it is?
As others have written, the theme is based on the Rychlé šípy (Fast Arrows) book series by Jaroslav Foglar. Whole generations of Czech children grew up on those books.
The basic plot takes place in the 1930s in an urban setting where a group of five boys have an adventure.
The book series covers a mysterious area of the city called Stínadla (the Shadows), where the local youths have joined a secret movement called the Vontové (Vonts), wear yellow pins, have their own rules, tribes and elect their leadership, etc.
Our heroes go on quests into this neighborhood and have dangerous adventures there.
The district itself is full of narrow streets, small squares, underground passages and courtyards.
The author drew inspiration from several sources, but one of them was the old Jewish town in Prague, which looked much as it is described in the books, but was almost entirely demolished in the late 19th century.
Jaroslav Foglar’s books were banned during the communist regime because they did not fit the cheerful ethos of communist ideology. Which, of course, only served to spike their cult status.