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Date: 23/03/2010

By: Lukáš

Subject: Re: Big Rathus

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for your questions. I hope I can answer them.

1) People don´t call the old town hall "big rathus" any more but they used to because by 1945 there were German people living here too and the German word for town hall is "Rathaus". In informal Czech there are some other words that come from German, e.g. the Czech word for "bottle" is "lahev". However, some old Czech people also say "flaška" which comes from the German word "Flasche" but it is not correct.

2) There is no castle in Vysoké Mýto. The town walls (rampart) come from the Middle Ages - then the whole town was surrounded with walls and people could enter the town only through one of the three gates. You can still see two of them - Litomysl and Prague Gate, but there is only the tower left of the third one, the Choceň Gate. The names come from the names of three towns that are situated in that direction. Prague Tower is sometimes open for public and you can climb to the top and have a wonderful view of the surroundings of the town. Only part of the rampart is preserved and you can see it in the town park. There are also some stones with engraved information about some events such as fires, wars or important visitors to the town.

Date: 23/03/2010

By: Jonathan

Subject: Big Rathus

Why is the old town hall called the big rathuz?
Can you give me some information about the castle and the walls?
Thank you very much.

Date: 15/03/2010

By: Natalie

Subject: Re: Flag

Hi Tania, Thanks for your question. I asked my parents and grandparents but they don´t know. So I went to the museum and then to the town hall and I found out that there is a connection between the colours of the flag (GREEN and RED) and the coat of arms. Originally, there was only the GREEN dragon in the RED field in the coat of arms; in 1472 king Vladislav II added St George and declared it the official coat of arms of Vysoké Mýto.

Date: 15/03/2010

By: Tania

Subject: Flag

Hello, I need your help, please. In my class we're looking for information of your town. I need you to tell me about the meaning of the colours of the flag of Vysoké Mýto. Thank you very much, Natalie.