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Old Kroměříž Bathhouse

Old Kroměříž Bathhouse

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The house in Ztracená Street was home to a public bathhouse since time immemorial. In 1621 the bath-keeper Honz is recorded here, followed by the bath-keeper Samuel Bank of Ratibor, married four times, who was said to be able to cure every ailment. After 1688 the bathhouse was run by the town surgeon Jan Jiří Gruber, a skilled and respected physician whom the burghers also elected mayor.

In the bathhouse people were cupped and treated with leeches, and the burghers steamed themselves in wooden tubs. There was also a barber's shop and a tavern, and in the 16th century even a brothel, which gave the town councillors a great deal of trouble.

The building is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reservation.

Based on a text by Jindřich Spáčil for the memorial plaques of Kroměříž houses.

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Čajovna Na radosti

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Lennon Lane

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A narrow lane about 47 metres long between the Great Square (Velké náměstí) and Ztracená Street. It probably dates back to the 13th century and has borne John Lennon's name since 1993.