Researchers have also begun to search for the site of the tragic execution of the hostages from the Vařák Pastures on the border of Ratiboř and Hošťálková, which took place at the end of World War II.

After several futile attempts to locate the actual place of execution, the site was finally found in cooperation with Mr. Josef Machala from Ratibor. Then came the painstaking work of obtaining written documents about the event. Consideration was given as to how to mark the site in a dignified manner, so that it would become a memorial and reminder of the cruelty of the war events. The graves of those executed were marked with wooden crosses near the information panel in the woods above the stream. A memorial stone was installed next to the panel. The primary task, however, was to make the site accessible and improve the surroundings. Mr Ladislav Vojtek and his two sons were very instrumental in making the site accessible. They cut down the bushes and trees, which were mostly chipped. The memorial stone was brought from the quarry in Hošťálková and the delivery was provided by the Hošťálková municipality. We were then pleasantly surprised by the extraordinary interest of the volunteer workers, who took care of finishing the landscaping around the memorial site, burying the crosses and placing the information panel.

In the mutual cooperation of the Ratibor and Hošťálková municipalities, it was agreed to divide the tasks to ensure the unveiling of the memorial stone and the commemoration of this tragic event.

They cooperated: Josef Machala (Ratiboř), Mgr. Zdeněk Pomkla (SOkA Vsetín), PhDr. Tomáš Baletka, PhD (Director of SOkA Vsetín), VHÚ Praha, Petr Laštovica (Mayor of OÚ Hošťálková), Daniel Čablík (Ratiboř), Mgr. Petr Sehnálek (Comenius Museum in Přerov), Pozděchov OÚ, Lačnov OÚ, Prlov OÚ, Bratřejov OÚ, Jiřina Kovářová (parish priest from Pozděchov), Jiří Kučera (parish priest from Valašská Polanka), Pavel Macura (parish priest from Valašské Klobouk), Blanka Andělová (Vsetín), Mgr. Marie Hrošová (author of the book Every Step a Fight, Vsetín), Milan Orálek (ČSOP Valašské Meziříčí), researcher Jakub Koníček (Bystřice pod Hostýnem), Dušan Janiš (Vsetín), Gargulákova family (Prlov), Museum of the Wallachia Region (Vsetín), Danuše Vaňková (Hošťálková)

Thanks also to all the workers who helped in the preparation of the memorial site on 7 September 2019.