Townsfolk Czech the record books

Last Modified: 28 Mar 2008
Source: ITN

A remarkable little town in the Czech Republic is aiming for yet another place in the record books.

The residents of Pelhrimov, about 60 miles east of Prague, pride themselves on superlatives.

They have been trying to break as many world records as possible since the 1990s.

A gallery with just 2.5m of exhibition space - believed to be the smallest in the world - is the latest addition to the town's attractions.

The gallery will display the work of Lubomir Vanek, a cartoonist who himself has a Guiness entry for painting the most caricatures (175) in an hour.

It will also house the world's biggest ball of wool and the longest scarf ever knitted.

The new gallery means Pelhrimov now claims to have broken more world records than any other town.

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