Vysoké Mýto - statue of Přemysl Otakar II.

Since September 2012, the East Bohemian town of Vysoké Mýto can be proud of a statue of its founder, i.e. King Přemysl Otakar II. At the time of its ceremonial unveiling, which was part of the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the founding of the city, it was the first statue of this monarch in Bohemia and in Europe (which is rather sad in its own way, because according to many, it was a king whose significance for the history of the Czech lands highly…