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- The first written mention of Mikulov is from 1173. A 1249 deed, issued by the Přemyslid margrave Ottokar II, granted a castle and the surrounding area to the Austrian noble Henry I of Liechtenstein.
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The historic town square was founded in the late 16th century near the castle. It contains Renaissance houses from the first half of the 17th century. One of the most significant houses is the U Rytířů House decorated with sgraffito .
In 1936 a Moravian Jewish museum was founded in Mikulov; it was transferred to Brno at the time of the Sudeten crisis, and from there to the Central Jewish Museum in Prague. The community dispersed at this time; many of its members were deported to the Nazi extermination camps from Brno in 1941.
Mikulov was founded at the beginning of the 12th century upon the establishment of a market settlement, which was promoted to a town in 1410. The Baroque chateau was built in the 17th century instead of the Romanesque and Gothic castle.
The original Mikulov Castle was built in the Romanesque style in the early Middle Ages. In the 16th century, the family of Dietrichsteins, who owned the castle at that time, started to rebuilt it in a more contemporary style. In its present form, it was reconstructed after a fire in 1719.
The first written record of Mikulov dates back to 1173. The population of Mikulov was 2,500 in 1414, at which time the town was comprised of a relatively small centre enclosed by ramparts with large suburbs outside the walls.
Mikulov was founded by an ancient Viennese path from south to north. The original settlement was a little aside, in the place of the present “Česká” street. The present town centre with the square below the chateau hill only originates form the 13th century colonisation period.
Sep 25, 2023 · Mikulov was established in the 11th century and has preserved a large part of it’s historical architecture. Just a walk around the town is an experience on its own, it’s a mixture of medieval vibe with the modern rural.
