Mělník

About 30km north of Prague, the town of Mělník lies on a high ridge overlooking the junction of Bohemia's two greatest rivers, the Labe and the Vltava.

The location has been inhabited since at least the 9th century, when it was a fortress of the Pšovan tribe. These river valleys from Prague to the wide bend of the Labe at Roudnice were the heartland of the earliest Czechs; the original Slavic settlers who arrived in Bohemia during the great migration of nations in the sixth and seventh centuries AD.

The first known rulers of the early Czechs, the Přemyslids, became the most famous and legendary dynasty of Czech kings. They were closely connected with the Pšovans of Mělník when Prince Bořivoj married Ludmila, daughter of the last Pšovan prince Slavibor, and future grandmother of Czech patron saint Wenceslas.

In the 10th Century, the Pšov fortress was replaced by an early Přemyslid castle named Mělník and around it grew a settlement that was granted city status in the year 1274 and continued it s association with bohemian queens when it became a queens dowry town under Charles the fourth.

Mělník today is a town of about 30,000 people and is among the most rewarding destinations for a daytrip from Prague. The most striking building in Mělník is the imposing clifftop church of Sts Peter and Paul, but a visit to the adjacent chateau, a wander through the streets of the historic old town and visiting at least a couple of the wine cellars, cafes or restaurants is a must.

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