Statue of St. Blažeje near Starý Plzeň

Starý Plzenec can be found approximately 9 kilometers southeast of the center of today's Pilsen. It was the predecessor of today's Pilsen. The first mentions of it are from 976 and 992. In 992, St. Vojtěch. On Hůrka hill, on a promontory surrounded by the Úslavá river, an early medieval fortress was built. It became the Přemysl power center of the local area. There was a market place under the castle and a settlement next to it. She led…