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Vysoké Mýto (Czech Republic)

Usti nad Orlici okres, Pardubice region

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by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 17 Apr 2002, after image by Petr Exner; flag adopted 13 Feb 1996

Vysoke Myto was established by king Premysl Otakar II. on an important trade path called Trstenicka, which connected Bohemia and Moravia with neighbouring countries, in 1262. By 1265 the town had been fortified. Since 1307 it was a dowry town of Czech queens. Its mighty medieval gateways, towers and part of town walls have been preserved until today. The original town plan - streets forming squares like on a chessboard and the square in the middle - is an important relic of town Gothic architecture. The square itself is the biggest square in Bohemia. The middle of the square is enhanced by a plague column built in 1715 by Stuna from Klatovy and paid for by the town. The oldest house in the square is the town hall with Baroque front and double gable from 1536.
St. Vavrinec cathedral was completed at the end of the 13th century already. Its beautiful main altar with a painting by Petr Brandl from 1728 belongs among the most valuable historical monuments of Vysoke Myto. Fortified town which was granted royal privileges soon became the economical, military and administrative centre of the region. The most important historical events were engraved into a castle walls in Jungmann orchard. At the beginning of the 19th century Vysoke Myto was the sixth in number of houses and