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Kroměříž Town Hall

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The town hall is the most prominent building on the Great Square (Velké náměstí). It was built in 1553–1561 in the Renaissance style, originally with only one upper floor. There were shops on the ground floor, while the town council met upstairs, where the archive was also kept. After the Swedes captured the town in 1643 it was badly damaged and was repaired by the townspeople together with Bishop Karl von Liechtenstein-Castelcorn, as an inscription in the vestibule recalls.

In the mid-19th century a second floor was added, housing the district court and the district authority. Above the square rises a 40-metre prismatic tower with an open gallery reached by an outside staircase. On all four sides of the tower there are double clock dials: the upper one shows the hours, the lower one the minutes. The clock was fully restored in 2020.

Today the town hall houses the town's leadership, several departments of the municipal office and a ceremonial hall. The building is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reserve.

Interesting places nearby

Cukrárna Amadeus

Kovářská 20, 767 01 Kroměříž

Patisserie on Velké náměstí in the building of Hotel U Zlatého kohouta – homemade cakes, pastries, ice cream and coffee, with a summer terrace under the arcades overlooking the chateau tower.

Nová Bohemia

Velké náměstí 112/61, 767 01 Kroměříž

A restaurant on Velké náměstí next to the town hall: modern cuisine, steaks, its own smokehouse, Bernard beer and a large summer garden overlooking the square.

Corner House Opposite the Town Hall

Prusinovského 113/1, 767 01 Kroměříž

The corner house opposite the town hall used to be an inn for foreigners and minor nobility. Later it housed the post office and, from 1903, the U Anděla strážce pharmacy.