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Prague 4, day 36: Mojmírova
Mojmírova was built in 1892. Slavs started arriving on the territory of present-day Czechia in the 5th century; this was a gradual process, happening in several waves. We know that a king called Sámo formed the first West Slavic state – Samo’s Empire, in the 600s (from 623 or 631 to 658). It was most Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 35: Rostislavova
Rostislavova was built in 1892. Rostislav was the nephew of Mojmír I, the first known ruler of the Moravian Slavs. More on him in a couple of days. It’s possible that, as a child, he was held as a vassal, upon Uncle Mojmír’s request, by Louis the German, King of East Francia. Louis invaded Moravia Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 185: Nitranská
Originally published on Twitter on 25 October 2022. Nitranská was built in 1889. Nitra, located 95 km east of Bratislava, is the fifth-largest city in Slovakia, with a population of 79,000. It’s also the oldest Slovak city, first mentioned in 828, but archeological items found there have been dated back more than 25,000 years. A Continue reading
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