Policka

=Policka=

Policka was founded in 1265 by Premysl Otakar II and the town became a dowry town of Czech queens. In the second half of the 14th century stone walls with 19 bastions were constructed around the town. The town wall was 2,5 meter thick and on the outer side they were ten meters high. Outside of the town walls the fortification system was completed by a moat.

Photo Paul Mathiess Stone walls

The golden age of the town was in the 18th century. The Plaque column was erected in the square in the years 1727 - 1731. The new Baroque town hall was built in the center of the square (1739-1744) according to the plans of the famous architect F.M. Kanka. The town hall is opened to the public and contains the Hohenembs portrait gallery and the collection of paintings belonging to the town museum.

Photo Christof Halbe Plaque column

Photo Michal Louc The town hall

There was a big fire in Policka in 1845 and almost the whole town was burn down. The new Neo-gothic church was built according to the design of an architect F. Schmoranz. The church was finished in 1865 and in the tower of this church famous music composer Bohuslav Martinu was born in 1890. The tower is opened to the public and you can visit the place where the composer spent the very first years of his life and you can see the marvellous view from the tower.

The old postcard with the tower of the st. Jacobs church

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