Vysoké Mýto
Encyclopedia
Vysoké Mýto (ˈvɪsokɛː ˈmiːto; ) is a town in the Pardubice Region
, Czech Republic
. Founded in 1262 by the Bohemia
n 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.
with: Korbach
, Hesse
, Germany
Varna
, Bulgaria
Pyrzyce
, Poland
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. "There are a total of 452 municipalities in the region...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Founded in 1262 by the Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n king, Přemysl Otakar II, it is situated near its original location, called Vraclav
Vraclav
Vraclav is a village in the Czech Republic, in Pardubice Region. Its population in 2002 was 738.The castle and town of Vraclav was founded in the 9th century, but town privileges was deputed to newly build Vysoké Mýto by King Přemysl Otakar II in 1262...
. 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
Iveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
factory (brand name Karosa
Karosa
Karosa is a bus manufacturer from Vysoké Mýto town of Czech Republic, since 1999 it is a part of Irisbus holding. Since 1997 started the production of modernized 800-series...
). 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.
People
- Bedřich BridelBedrich BridelBedřich Bridel, or Fridrich Bridelius was a Czech baroque writer, poet, and missionary.- Biography :He studied at the Jesuit gymnasium in Prague. In 1637 he entered the Jesuit order, he was ordained as a priest around 1650. From 1656 to 1660 he led the printing office of the Jesuits in the Prague...
(1619-1680), writer, poet and missionary - Rudolf Fischl (January 12, 1862, Hohenmauth - February 18, 1942, Prague), Czech Jewish pediatrician (Pädiater)
- Hermenegild JirečekHermenegild JirecekHermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samokov , Bohemian jurisconsult, who was born at Vysoké Mýto , was an official in the Prague bureau of education....
(1827-1909), jurisconsult - Josef JirečekJosef JirecekJosef Jireček was a Czech scholar.He was born in Vysoké Mýto ....
(1825-1888), scholar - Karel ŠkorpilKarel ŠkorpilKarel Václav Škorpil was a Czech-Bulgarian archaeologist and museum worker credited along with his brother Hermann with the establishment of those two disciplines in Bulgaria....
(1859-1944) and Hermann ŠkorpilHermann ŠkorpilVáclav Hermengild Škorpil was a Czech-Bulgarian archaeologist and museum worker credited along with his brother Karel with the establishment of those two disciplines in Bulgaria, as well as a geologist, botanist, architect and librarian....
(1858-1923), fathers of Bulgarian archaeology and VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
museum of archaeology (1888)
Twin towns — Sister cities
Vysoké Mýto is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Korbach
Korbach
Korbach is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and a former Hanseatic town. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Geography and geology :...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
Pyrzyce
Pyrzyce
Pyrzyce , is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, with 13,331 inhabitants Capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship .-History:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
