Atlas of the Dowry Towns of Bohemian Queens

0564404 - HÚ 2023 RIV CZ eng B - Monography
Semotanová, Eva - Vojtíšková, J. - Grulich, P. - Beran, Z. - Bláha, R. - Vojtíšek, J. - Musil, F. - Polehla, P. - Šandera, M. - Žemlička, Josef
Atlas of the Dowry Towns of Bohemian Queens.
Prague: Institute of History, CAS, Prague, 2022. 114 s. The work of the Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Opera Instituti Historici Pragae. ISBN 978-80-7286-407-2
R&D Projects: GA MK(CZ) DG18P02OVV015
Keywords : historical Bohemian towns * Dowry Towns of Bohemian Queens * Historical geography
OECD category: History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

The towns that belonged to the queens of Bohemia, the so-called royal dowry towns (namely Dvůr Králové, Hradec Králové, Chrudim, Jaroměř, Mělník, Nový Bydžov, Polička, Trutnov and Vysoké Mýto), form a specific category among historical Bohemian towns. With the exception of Mělník, they create a specific geographical enclave in the east of Bohemia. The status of the dowry towns emerged in the early 14th century, underwent a complex development and ceased to exist in 1918. Reflections on their historical charm were revived during the National Revival Movement in the 19th century and survive to this day as an identity aspect of these towns in relation to other towns and cities of the Czech Republic. Because of their affinity with urban history, maps and plans represent primary sources of information on the territorial growth and topographic transformations of the dowry towns of Bohemian Queens.
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