National Museum of Kromeriz. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Archbishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed.
It was declared the most beautiful historical city in the Czech Republic in 1997. The city's National Museum is home to The Flaying of Marsyas, a late painting by Titian.
In the Middle Ages, there was a ford across the Morava and the crossroads of the Amber and Salt Roads.The first written record of Kromeriz dates back to 1110. On the Arab map, known as Tabula Rogeriana, the city is referred to as Agra.
The settlement, inhabited by Slavs since at least the 7th century, was founded in 1260 by Bruno von Schauenburg, bishop of Olomouc. Bruno established what was to become the famous Archbishop's Palace.
The town was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War, was plundered twice by Swedish troops, and after this the Black Death took its toll on the population. Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn rebuilt the city and the palace after that war. Karel Josef Adolf, Czech painter, restorer and valet in the service of Olomouc bishops.
It was declared the most beautiful historical city in the Czech Republic in 1997. The city's National Museum is home to The Flaying of Marsyas, a late painting by Titian.
In the Middle Ages, there was a ford across the Morava and the crossroads of the Amber and Salt Roads.The first written record of Kromeriz dates back to 1110. On the Arab map, known as Tabula Rogeriana, the city is referred to as Agra.
The settlement, inhabited by Slavs since at least the 7th century, was founded in 1260 by Bruno von Schauenburg, bishop of Olomouc. Bruno established what was to become the famous Archbishop's Palace.
The town was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War, was plundered twice by Swedish troops, and after this the Black Death took its toll on the population. Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn rebuilt the city and the palace after that war. Karel Josef Adolf, Czech painter, restorer and valet in the service of Olomouc bishops.
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