Jeseník - Castle Square

Smaller medieval towns at the time of their founding usually had only one larger central square, which was intended for holding various assemblies, markets, or other pastimes (e.g. executions).
The town of Jeseník, formerly Frývaldov (Freiwaldau), was not particularly out of line in this regard. The city arose rather spontaneously as a settlement sometime in the second half of the 13th century as a mining center in the valley near the confluence...