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2300 - Lysá nad Labem, Nymburk, Czech Republic

Lysá nad Labem is a town of about 10 000 people just outside of Prague. It was first mentioned in the Cosmas Chronicle (see below) in 1034. There is also evidence of Lysá as a town from 1291. 

Lysá has had its share of good times and bad times. Lysá was involved int he Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years' War (the Battle of White Mountain).

In 1696, the Augustine Monestery was restored and the Chapel of Three Kings was built. Count Franz Anton von Sporck, had baroque artists come to Lysá. The most famous of the artists was sculptor Matthais Braun. Braun and his pupils sculpted many statues for the town, many of which are still found on the palace grounds.

Lysá is now famour for its horse racing course and its exhibition grounds. 

Marcela originally got my address on 1 January 2021, but delayed in sending it as the Covid lockdown forced her to teach her three children from home. When things settled down, she sent me the card, which is dated for 18 May. Her card is a typical multiview tourist card of areas in and around Lysá.





The Chronica Boemorum (Chronicle of the Czechs, or Bohemians) is the first Latin chronicle in which the history of the Czech lands has been consistently and relatively fully described. It was written in 1119-1125 by Cosmas of Prague.

The manuscript includes information about historical events in Czech land from ancient times to the first quarter of the 12th century. At the same time, the Chronicle is not limited to Czech national historiography, also revealing the relationship between various European states during the 10th–12th centuries.

The author of the chronicle had been known as the dean of the chapter of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Cosmas of Prague. Being a valuable historical source, especially as it relates to events whose contemporary was Cosmas, the Czech Chronicle in many respects set the direction for the subsequent development of the Czech annals. The chronicler worked on the chronicle until his death in 1125. Despite of some inaccuracies and a vivid expression of the author’s own position, the scientific level is high for that era and the importance of the events described in it put Cosmas of Prague into one of the most significant chroniclers of medieval Europe.

The Chronica was continued by various, collectively called Cosmas's continuators, down to 1300.

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