When the Emperor stamps or The Origin of the Royal Capital of Prague
We go back to 1784, when Prague was founded, more precisely the Royal Capital of Prague. For many centuries before, not only Prague Castle stood in the bend of a large river, but also four independent cities, which adjoined each other and looked like one metropolis to the uninitiated, but in fact jealously guarded their own self-government, authorities and privileges. And she often did it on purpose, as close neighbors sometimes handle.
The cities were united by the reformer Joseph II.
Staré Město, Nové Město, Malá Strana and Hradčany have lived together for about 500 years and no one has seen the established order change. The ice did not move until the notorious reformer Joseph II ascended the throne.
He did not like the arrangement of Prague with four town halls at all, especially when the much larger Vienna managed to make do with one municipality. However, the inhabitants of Prague’s cities resisted the emperor for many years, until the monarch had to stamp himself hard. But even then the problems didn’t stop …
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