Putování městem České Budějovice 3 – Schinko Jan (2024)

In the third part of the book "Wandering Through the City of České Budějovice," you will begin to uncover the veil of history of the regional city north of the square. Have you ever thought that in the daily hustle and bustle, as you walk through well-known places in the city center, you pass by houses that once had their own names? Some of those names evoke a sense of a peacefully flowing life in the city, others hint at something about their owners, and some seem to elude our imagination. And so, unknowingly, you walk past the houses "U Modrého střelce," "U Dvanácti apoštolů," "U Tří červených křížů," "U Zlatého jelena," "U Černého medvěda," or a house that could be named "U Císaře římského" thanks to its decoration. How exotic does the name of one of the former owners of the property in the city center, Servationa Hurdome de la Fossy, sound, or conversely, what was it like in the household of the Čertík family? Sports enthusiasts may not know that the "football season" was kicked off at the well-known establishment "U Hromádků." So open the book, immerse yourself in both ancient and less ancient times, and the next time you walk down the street "U Černé věže," take a look at the house that once hid a medieval synagogue. Our city conceals many interesting things, not just architectural ones. The book, like the previous volumes, is again divided into 100...