History of Hradec Kralove in English language 

City Hradec Králové is situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Elbe and the eagle in northwestern Bohemia. It is a university town located 6 faculties here three universities. It is a city of almost one hundred thousands. It is the seat of state institutions, theaters, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions City of Hradec Kralove was first mentioned in a charter of King Premysl Otakar first already in the 1225th In the 14th century was one of the largest in the kingdom. In 1306 the city became a royal dowry town and stayed there Rejčka Czech Queen Elizabeth, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. The major changes and significant losses experienced in the city during the Hussite Wars and later in the 200-year period of the Thirty války.V 1664 diocese was founded here and began building the foundation of the town. In the 17th and in the early 18th Century is a very different form and character of the town. It was built many Baroque buildings. Royal dowry town was in 1765 at the instigation of Joseph 2nd rebuilt into a fortress. It was demolished a large part of the city and the suburbs instead of the massive fortifications built to prevent the development of the city. In 1789 the construction of the fort. At this time was very technically advanced, but its military importance declined rapidly. Here it was confirmed by the Prussian-Austrian War of July 3, 1866 near Hradec Kralove in a village called Chlum. In 1893 the city managed to buy land and part of the wall and began to gradually pull down that lasted until the 30s of the twentieth century. One hundred years ago the city looked completely different than how it looks today. The city was already 30 years old forts and began to explore the vision of the future of the construction. Town planning, which should in future be called the Salon of the Republic were still only on paper and more only in the dreams of architects. You can be plans in place until 1906 for the fourth elected Mayor Frank Ulrich, it was at that time 47 years. It was born in Hradec Kralove, a poet and a graduate of Prague University Law School and a doctor of both law and that was ideal for this function. Now, Mr. Ulrich is credited with the modern look of Hradec Kralove and the high level of local architecture. At the turn of the 19th and 20th century were built the first public building which became the decoration of the city. At the beginning of the 20th century emphasized the importance of the city's main industrial development such as the production of Petrof pianos and grand pianos. During the First World War, the subconscious came as Škoda Plzeň plants, furniture and Nevyhoštěný Skuherský companies and other businesses. Further development continued until after the Czechoslovak Republic, when it fulfilled the dreams of architects and the city became the capital of eastern Bohemia.