Vysoké Mýto | |
|---|---|
Town | |
) Ottokar II of Bohemia Square | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Vysoké Mýto Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′12″N 16°9′42″E / 49.95333°N 16.16167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| Founded | 1260 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | František Jiraský |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 12,288 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 566 01 |
| Website | www |
Vysoké Mýto (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪsokɛː ˈmiːto]; German: Hohenmaut, also Hohenmauth) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Vysoké Mýto is a centre of tourism, due to its architectural monuments and the nature that surrounds it. The town square is one of the largest examples of its type in Bohemia.
History
Vysoké Mýto was founded in 1260 by the king Ottokar II of Bohemia. It is situated near its original location called Vraclav.
Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the Hohenmauth District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]
Economy
Industrial companies in the town include Iveco's Iveco Bus factory (previously Karosa), brand names Irisbus Crossway, Irisbus Arway and Iveco Urbanway.
Sports
The town's football club is SK Vysoké Mýto.
Notable people
- Bedřich Bridel (1619–1680), writer, poet and missionary
- Dismas Hataš (1724–1777), violinist and composer
- Alois Vojtěch Šembera (1807–1882), linguist, historian of literature, writer and journalist
- Josef Jireček (1825–1888), scholar
- Hermenegild Jireček (1827–1909), jurisconsult
- Hermann Škorpil (1858–1923) and Karel Škorpil (1859–1944), fathers of Bulgarian archaeology and Varna museum of archaeology (1888)
Twin towns – sister cities
Vysoké Mýto is twinned with:[3]
Dolni Chiflik, Bulgaria
Korbach, Germany- Odessos District (Varna), Bulgaria
Ozorków, Poland- Pyrzyce, Poland
Spišská Belá, Slovakia
See also
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2020.
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
- ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Vysoké Mýto. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Czech)
- Museum in Vysoké Mýto
- View of Vysoké Mýto in the 18th century (large image)