The Memorable King
It was under the Czech king and Roman Emperor, Charles IV (Karel 4th) that an enormous cultural development took place in the Czech Republic. Charles IV was behind a number of buildings and initiatives which made Prague a cultural centre. He lived from 1316 to 1378 and his involvement made him both folksy and popular.
He made Prague the capital of the kingdom and he had his royal residence here. Among other things, he was behind the establishment of Prague's university, the archbishopric of Prague; he started the production of crown jewels and built a new part of town, The New Town. The New Town is just one of several sights which are great tourist attractions today with e.g. the Karlštejn Castle and in particular the Charles Bridge with the many baroque statues.
Statues can also be seen today - however in copy as the original statues are exhibited at the National Museum.
also a rendezvous for the European, political representatives and became a symbol of the Karlštejn Castle acts as a safe storage base for the crown jewels as for other of the Kingdom's valuables, but was Bohemian Kingdom.
A place which was named after Charles IV (Karl the 4th) is the spa town Karlovy Vary which was originally called Karlsbad. According to the legend, he discovered the town with the healing water and provided funds for it to become a spa. Karlovy Vary is just 25 kilometres from Klínovec Meadows.