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The royal town of Louny was founded by Premyslovci in the middle of 13th century on two major traffic arteries – a water artery represented by Ohre river and a terrestrial road from Prague to Norimberk or Leipzig. However, around the 11th – 12th century, there was a settlement called Luna, where today’s St. Peter’s Church, which was build in the middle of 15th century, is located. Significant landmarks from the end of the same century, such as fortifications with bastions, the Žatec Gate, the Chapel of Mother of God and the Sokolu z Mor (Sokol of Mory) house, are preserved.

The origin of the House “Sokolu z Mor“ (Sokol Knighs of Mory), with its coat of arms that is placed on the beautiful late-gothic oriel, is considered to be sometime between the years 1470 – 1480. The house was owned by the Sokol family from the year 1466. The massive ribbed vault hall on the ground floor of the house is from the same period. The house was a municipal property during the first half of the 16th century. In 1890, Josef Mocker performed an extensive reconstruction. A permanent exhibition of the history of the Hussite period in northwestern Bohemia and other various exhibitions are held in the gothic hall and other areas of the house. Another exhibition area in town is the Municipal Museum, founded in 1889, which displays an ongoing archeological collection that is continuously expanded. The goal of the museum is to focus on capturing the culture and everyday life throughout the past one hundred years. House No. 28 on the other side of the street is called “At The Unicorn“. It has a rococo facade with a gothic portal and three stories of medieval cellars. It serves as an operational building for the nearby museum. archive - house "Daliborka"

In March of 1517, a devastating fire spread throughout the city. As a result, Louny inhabitants needed to build a new church. Construction of the late gothic style St. Nicholas‘ Church, designed by tho royal builder Benedikt Rejt, was finished in 1853.

As for the Renaissance period, we can admire the house called „Daliborka“, whose facade dates from the turn of the 17th century. The late 17th century style can be seen on the Baroque hospital building and the Statue of the Virgin Mary located on the Plague Column in the town center. At the beginning of 19th century, a municipal library in the Empire style was built on the site of the original town hall from 1398.

A flood bridge with 40 arches was built to maintain the communication between Louny and Leipzig during the frequent floods. This bridge has forty arches and represents a significant technical monument. It was built between the years 1811 – 1815 during the Napoleonic wars as part of the construction of the road to Leipzig, Germany. The construction of the bridge was fully funded by the state. The area between Louny and Dobromerice was often affected by floods and the bridge was supposed to fill the gap and keep the road open. Nevertheless, as early as the 16th century, Louny’s townspeople realized there was a need for a bridge and, had a stone bridge with six arches built on the present site between 1585 – 1587, in the so called “Benátky“ (Venice) suburbs.

From the end of the same century, a Jewish synagogue, Jiráskovy mills or today’s town hall, which was built in a historical style at the site of the U trí lip (Three Lime Trees) house, can be seen.

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