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The
Town Prachatice is one of the best-preserved towns
in the Czech Republic. The inner town has a well-preserved
Renaissance shape in the middle of a ring of medieval
town walls. Nevertheless just the historic part was
proclaimed the urban protested area in 1981. There
are only 40 towns in the Czech Republic, which are
protected by law in that honourable way. |
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(Lower) Gate - is the only one, which has been
preserved up till now. The other Upper Gate was
removed in 1859. They both were very important
parts of the town fortification. The fortification
systém dates from the 2nd half of the 14th century.
The Lower Gate consists of the systém of two gates:
the inner part was built at the end of the 15th
century, the outer gate is a massive prismatic
tower finished with an attic battlements built
in the 16. Century. |
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Public
Fountain – The original fountain was made of stone
in the 16th century. There was put a statue of
Justice in the middle. It was made by made by Ondřej
Vlach and his men.
Its shape changed many times during the centuries.
The statue of Justice was replaced by the bust of
the emporer Joseph II. in 1903. The plan to rebuild
it to a monument dedicated to the deads of the I.
World War appeared after 1918. The statue was put
back in 1925.
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House, No. 71 – It is placed on the left side in
the Husova Street. It is said there was a dorm
of the master Jan Hus in the house, when he learnt
in Prachatice. Originally a Gotj´hic house was
rebuilt into the Renaissance appearance with wonderful
gables in the 16th century. There is placed the
town library since 1966 here. |
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St.James‘
Church – It is one of the most important late Gothic
churches in the Southern Bohemia. It was founded
in the 14th century and its patron is st. James,
the patron of pilgrims and merchants. The Gothic
building of three-aisle minster was finished in
1513. It has a reticulated vault and there is the
coat of arms of the town Prachatice, painted together
with the coats of arms of the Rosenbergs, of Badens
and Brunswicks on the voctiry vault. The numbers
indicate the dates of church reconstructions. The
main Baroque altar was made by the wood-cutter
Jan Weber from Kaąperské Hory. The stony sanctuary
situated on the left side is a valuable work of
art. From the right aisle we enter the St. Joannis
Neumann Chapel, who came from Prachatice. From
the original St. Barbora Chapel it was made in
1992, cinsecrated in 1993. |
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New Townhall – The Neorenaissance building rests
on the place, where originally two town houses
were. It was finished in 1903. The town hall‘s
builder was Rudolf Zobel from Prachatice, the graffiti
decoration was made by the academic painter Johann
Viertelberger, the statues come from the George
Leiseck workshop in Vienna. Of the scenes is worth-while
to notice the great oblong picture showing the
salt transport by pack animals along the Golden
Path. |
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The
Sun Dial – The biggest one in the Middle Europe
is placed in Prachatice, in front of the Lower
Gate. The sun dial was made during the modern bulding
in the Zvolenská und Vodňanská Streets in 60s and
70s of 20th century. The first projekt dates bach
to 1969, it was built in the 70s. |
| Husinec
Dam – Its construction started in 1934. The main
purpose was to protect Husinec and other settlements
against floods. The lake behind the dam catched
and catches nowadays too the huge water during
the spring melting. The dam was finished in 1939
and it has become other uses since. The lake has
been a water reservoir for the drinking water supply
for the town Prachatice. |
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