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Small houses outside the town walls, recorded as early as 1788, once stood on this site. In 1883 they were bought by the Archbishop of Olomouc, Cardinal Friedrich von Fürstenberg, who had a stately building put up here for the forest management office.

The building had barely been finished when, in August 1885, Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and his wife moved in, together with several Russian grand dukes. Kroměříž was hosting the meeting of Emperor Franz Joseph I with Russian Tsar Alexander III. The town was festively decorated, its Slavic population gave the tsar an enthusiastic welcome, and processions, mounted banderia and Haná, Slovak and Wallachian folk costumes filled the streets. After 1848 it was one of the town's most famous days of the 19th century.

Ever since, the house where the crown prince stayed has been called Prinzhaus. It is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reservation.

Based on a text by Jindřich Spáčil on the memorial plaque of the house.

Interesting places nearby

Bishop's Brewery

Na kopečku 1537, 767 01 Kroměříž

The former bishop's brewery at Na Kopečku below the Mill Gate, whose history goes back to the 16th century. Beer was brewed here for the bishop's court and the villages of his estates.

Archbishop's Wine Cellars in Kroměříž

Na kopečku 1487/10, 767 01 Kroměříž

Historic wine cellars beneath the Archbishop's Chateau, where Mass wine has been made for centuries. Closed for reconstruction from September 2026; the wine shop at the entrance stays open.

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Archbishop's Grammar School in Kroměříž

Pilařova 3, 767 01 Kroměříž

A church grammar school run by the Archdiocese of Olomouc, housed in a historic building next to St Maurice's Church. During holidays and at weekends its student residence offers accommodation for groups.

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