SQUARE Ottokar II. one of the most beautiful squares in the Czech Republic and is a superbexample of medieval urbanism. It has a square shape with dimensions of 133 x 133 m.

Around the perimeter of the square is 48 historic homes, most important of which is the town hall.

In the middle of the square is the Baroque Samson fountain from the 18th century statue of Samson fighting a lion. Near the fountain is set in the pavement of the boulder marked with a cross. In the past, there was execution, today it is a legend that anyone who crosses him after ten o'clock in theevening, find a way home and will wander the city until dawn ...

Photo: Aleš Motejl