- Vysoké Mýto
Geobox | settlement
name = Vysoké Mýto
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category = Town
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symbol = Znak.png
country = Czech Republic
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region = Pardubice
region_type = Region
district = Ústí nad Orlicí
district_type = District
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river = Loučná
elevation = 284
location =
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 57
lat_NS = N
long_d = 16
long_m = 10
long_EW = E
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area = 42.07
population = 12432
population_date = 2007
population_density = auto
established =1262
established_type = Founded
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mayor = Martin Krejza
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map_background = Czechia - background map.png
map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Vysoké Mýto
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website = [http://www.vysoke-myto.cz www.vysoke-myto.cz]
footnotes =Vysoké Mýto (IPA2|ˈvɪsokɛ: ˈmi:to; _de. Hohenmauth) is a town in the
Pardubice Region ,Czech Republic . Founded in1262 by theBohemia n king,Přemysl Otakar II , it is situated near its original location, calledVraclav . Vysoké Mýto is a centre of tourism, due to its architectural monuments and the nature that surrounds it. Industrial companies in the city include anIveco bus factory (brand name "Karosa "). There is also a football club, "SK Vysoké Mýto ". The town square is exceptionally beautiful and it is one of the largest examples of its type in Bohemia.History
1262 - foundation of the city
People
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August Wilhelm Ambros (* 1816), composer,music historian , see also German article
*Bedřich Bridel
*Rudolf Fischl (January 12, 1862, Hohenmauth - February 18, 1942, Prague), Czech Jewish pediatrician ("Pädiater")
*Hermenegild Jirecek
*Vladislav Vančura
*Karel Škorpil andHermann Škorpil , fathers of Bulgarian archaeology andVarna museum of archaeology (1888)ister cities
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Korbach ,Hesse ,Germany
*Varna ,Bulgaria ee also
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Dowry town External links
* [http://www.vysoke-myto.cz Official website (in Czech)]
* [http://www.muzeum.myto.cz/strankye/strana1.htm Museum in Vysoké Mýto]
* [http://www.muzeum.myto.cz/foto/pic/12-semberahotovy.jpgView of Vysoké Mýto in 18th century (large image)]
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