Dowry town (Věnné město in Czech) is the name for a town that has been devoted by Bohemian king to his wife - the queen consort. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

This was sometimes indicated by the name of the town, as in the case of Hradec Králové (Castle of the Queen), Dvůr Králové nad Labem (Court of the Queen on Labe River) or Městec Králové (Townlet of the Queen). Other well known Czech dowry towns are: Mělník, Chrudim, Jaroměř, Nový Bydžov, Polička, Trutnov and Vysoké Mýto. Hradec Králové (help· info) (German: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. ... Dvůr Králové nad Labem (German: Königinhof an der Elbe) is a town of the Czech Republic in Hradec Králové Region, in the Labe (Elbe) river valley. ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ... MÄ›stec Králové (German: ) is a town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. ... For the town in Bulgaria see Melnik, Bulgaria. ... Chrudim is city in eastern Bohemia, in Pardubice region of Czech Republic. ... Jaroměř is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. ... Nový Bydžov is a town in the Czech Republic, in Hradec Králové Region. ... Polička is a town on Bohemian-Moravian borderline in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. ... Trutnov is a city in Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. ... Vysoké Mýto is a town in the Czech Republic, in Pardubice Region. ...

History

Location of dowry towns in today's Czech Republic

All these towns had been bequeathed by Czech kings to their wives since the beginning of the 14th century. Most of them are located in Eastern Bohemia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 469 pixelsFull resolution (914 × 536 pixel, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Location of medieval dowry towns in todays Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 469 pixelsFull resolution (914 × 536 pixel, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Location of medieval dowry towns in todays Czech Republic. ...

• Hradec Králové, Chrudim and Vysoké Mýto were given to Elisabeth Richeza (Eliška Rejčka) by Venceslaus II (1307? ), later Charles IV donated them to Elizabeth of Pomerania.
• Other towns were donated later, the last one being Nový Bydžov in 1569.
• Since 1603 they were administered separately from other Royal Towns.
• After Battle of the White Mountain (1621) their importance started to vanish.
• In 1918 all legal forms of dowry towns finally ceased to exist.

Historical centers of the towns are well preserved until today. From time to time cultural or sport events are organised together. Hradec Králové (help· info) (German: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. ... Chrudim is city in eastern Bohemia, in Pardubice region of Czech Republic. ... Vysoké Mýto is a town in the Czech Republic, in Pardubice Region. ... Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (b 1 September 1288 d 18 October 1335) was daughter and the only surviving child of Przemysl II of Poland (originally prince of Greater Poland and Poznan) and his second wife Richenza of Sweden, herself a daughter of Valdemar I of Sweden and Sophia of Denmark. ... Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Czech: ; Polish: ; September 17, 1271 – June 21, 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305), Duke of Kraków (1291 - 1305), King of Poland (1300 - 1305). ... Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Elisabeth I of Bohemia (born 20 January 1292, died 28 September 1330) was a queen of Bohemia, daughter of king Wenceslaus II, wife of John of Luxemburg, mother of king of Bohemia and Holy Roman emperor Charles IV. Categories: Historical stubs ... Nový Bydžov is a town in the Czech Republic, in Hradec Králové Region. ... Battle of White Mountain Conflict Thirty Years War Date November 8, 1620 Place Bílá Hora near Prague Result Bohemian defeat In the Battle of White Mountain, 1620 November 8, (Bílá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) an army 15,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian...

Royal Towns

Towns directly owned by the king were named Royal Town (Královské město in Czech). One such town was Slaný. 16th century Bohemia had around forty King's and Dowry towns. These towns were the eternal property of the monarch and coudn't be sold or used as guarantee of a debt although it happened quite often. These towns and their inhabitants had many economic and social privileges. For example, after Hussite Wars such cities formed the Third estate. The Kings town1 Slaný (in German Schlan) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located about 25 km northwest of Prague. ... Crusades First – Peoples – German – 1101 – Second – Third – Fourth – Albigensian – Childrens – Fifth – Sixth – Seventh – Shepherds – Eighth – Ninth – Aragonese – Alexandrian – Nicopolis – Northern – Hussite – Varna – Otranto Hussite Wars Nekmer - SudomÄ•Å™ – Vítkov – VyÅ¡ehrad – Nebovidy - NÄ›mecký Brod – HoÅ™ice – Ústí nad Labem – Tachov – Lipany – Grotniki The Hussite Wars, also called... In several different regions of medieval Europe, and continuing in some countries[] down to the present day, the estates of the realm were broad divisions of society, usually distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners; this last group was, in some regions, further divided into burghers (also known as bourgeoisie) and peasants. ...

External links

• Royal dowry towns