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Vysoké Mýto
Town
Přemysl Otakar II Town Square
Flag Coat of arms
Vysoké Mýto Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°57′N 16°10′E / 49.950°N 16.167°E / 49.950; 16.167Coordinates: 49°57′N 16°10′E / 49.950°N 16.167°E / 49.950; 16.167
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
Founded	1262
Government
• Mayor	Ing. Miloslav Soušek
Area
• Total	42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	12,436
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	565 41 – 566 01
Website	www.vysoke-myto.cz

Vysoké Mýto (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪsokɛː ˈmiːto]; German: Hohenmaut, also Hohenmauth) is a town in the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. Founded in 1262 by the Bohemian king, Přemysl Otakar II, it is situated near its original location, called Vraclav. Vysoké Mýto is a centre of tourism, due to its architectural monuments and the nature that surrounds it. Industrial companies in the city include an Iveco bus factory (brand name Karosa). There is also a football club, SK Vysoké Mýto. The town square is exceptionally beautiful and it is one of the largest examples of its type in Bohemia.

History

1262 – foundation of the city by the Bohemian king, Přemysl Otakar II

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.^[1]

Notable people

• 
  Bedřich Bridel (1619–1680), writer, poet and missionary


• 
  Dismas Hataš (1724-1777), violinist andcomposer


• 
  Hermenegild Jireček (1827–1909), jurisconsult


• 
  Josef Jireček (1825–1888), scholar


• 
  Alois Vojtěch Šembera (1807–1882), linguist, historian of literature, writer, journalist, and Czech nationalist


• 
  Karel Škorpil (1859–1944), and Hermann Škorpil (1858–1923), fathers of Bulgarian archaeology and Varna museum of archaeology (1888)

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Vysoké Mýto is twinned with:

• 
  Korbach, Hesse, Germany


• 
  Varna, Bulgaria


• 
  Pyrzyce, Poland

See also

• Dowry town

External links

• Official website (in Czech)


• Museum in Vysoké Mýto


• View of Vysoké Mýto in the 18th century (large image)

References

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