History
In 1262, the city was established by King Přemysl Otakar II as one of the business centres on the main connection of Bohemia and Moravia, the so-called Trstenicka Route. In 1307, Czech King Rudolf Habsburský turned Vysoké Mýto into the dowry town of Czech queens. In its history, the city experienced a time of flourishing, however, disastrous fires and foreign troops as well. From the middle of the 19th century, Vysoké Mýto was a traditional domicile for military troops. Unfortunately, the last soldiers were the occupational Soviet military (1968 - 1989). The 20th century forever imprinted on the city the permanent stamp of the world of motors. In the first half the company Carrosseria Sodomka, which belonged to the genius designer and body builder Josef Sodomka, brought Vysoké Mýto fame. The company brought fame to Czechoslovakia all over the world with its vehicles in the 1930s and 1940s.
You can read more about the history of Vysoké Mýto HERE.
You can see some old photographs of Vysoké Mýto HERE.
Famous People
Bedřich Bridel (1619-1680), writer, poet and missionary
Rudolf Fischl (January 12, 1862, Vysoké Mýto - February 18, 1942, Prague), Czech Jewish pediatrician (Pädiater)
Hermenegild Jireček (1827-1909), jurisconsult
Josef Jireček (1825-1888), scholar
Karel Škorpil (1859-1944) and Hermann Škorpil (1858-1923), fathers of Bulgarian archaeology and Varna museum of archaeology (1888)
LEGEND
The inhabitants of Vysoké Mýto are sometimes called "Kujebáci". There is a legend that explains the origins of this name:
When they were awaiting Emperor Joseph II in Vysoké Mýto, a mess happened. It was the Emperor’s habit to move his visits by a day and so he did, however, the Myto citizens thought he would not come and ate the prepared trout. Suddenly the highly important visitor arrived the following day, and now what should they do? Of course something was left from the day before and it was served to the Emperor, who claimed he had not had such a good trout in a long time, like the one in Mýto! However, one of the men spoke: “Your majesty, the trout was prepared better yesterday.” How did the Emperor react to this nobody really knows, the majority of legends says that he asked the man for his name. “Kujeba” was the response. The Emperor reacted: “So we are all fine Kujebaci.” Ever since that event, Vysoké Mýto and the surroundings are called “kujebina” and citizens “kujebaci.”
Coat of Arms (from Wikipedia)
Central Square © Mun.Council of VM
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