One day in Olomouc Czech Republic - Czechia [4K] (videoturysta.eu)
[EN] We spent the whole day in the amazing city of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. It was a very interesting day, we visited a lot of interesting places that we presented on our video and website.
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[PL] Spędziliśmy cały dzień w niesamowitym mieście Olomouc w Czechach. Był to bardzo ciekawy dzień, zwiedziliśmy mnóstwo interesujących miejsc, które zaprezentowaliśmy na naszym filmie wideo oraz na stronie internetowej.
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The Holy Trinity in Olomouc
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The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a magnificent Baroque monument built in 17161754.
The main purpose was a spectacular celebration of Catholic Church and faith, partly caused by feeling of gratitude for ending a plague, which struck Moravia between 1714 and 1716.
This monument was the work of several artists. The first to die during the work was Wenzel Render, a monumental mason and privileged imperial architect. He came first with the idea to build the column, enforced his will upon the city council, designed it, built the first stage and helped to finance it. His followers Franz Thoneck, Johann Wenzel Rokický and Augustin Scholtz also did not live long enough to see the column finished; it was completed by Johann Ignaz Rokický. The splendid sculptural decoration was started by Phillip Sattler. After his death Andreas Zahner continued and made 18 sculptures and 9 reliefs in 7 years before he died as well. Goldsmith Simon Forstner, who made gilded copper sculptures of the Holy Trinity and of the Assumption of the Virgin, was somewhat luckier and managed to finish his brilliant work. However he lost his health when working on the sculptures and using toxic mercury compounds during the gilding process.
After the Holy Trinity Column was finished in 1754, it became a source of great pride for Olomouc, since all people participating in its creation were citizens of the town. The column was consecrated in a great celebration attended by Empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I.
Only four years later, when Olomouc was besieged by a Prussian army and the Holy Trinity Column was hit by shots from Prussian cannons several times, Olomouc citizens went bravely in a procession to beg the Prussian general not to shoot at this sacred monument. General James Keith complied with their wishes. The column was repaired soon after the war and a replica of a stone shot was half-buried in its stem on the place where it was hit to remind people of this event.
The column is dominated by gilded copper sculptures of the Holy Trinity accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel on the top and the Assumption of the Virgin beneath it.
The base of the column, in three levels, is surrounded by 18 more stone sculptures of saints and 14 reliefs in elaborate cartouches. At the uppermost stage are saints connected with Jesus earth life his mothers parents St. Anne and St. Joachim, his foster-father St. Joseph, and St. John the Baptist, who was preparing his coming who are accompanied by St. Lawrence and St. Jerome, saints to whom the chapel in the Olomouc town hall was dedicated. Three reliefs represent the Three theological virtues Faith, Hope, and Love.
Below them, the second stage is dedicated to Moravian saints St. Cyril and St. Methodius (Czech Metoděj), who came to Great Moravia to spread Christianity in 863 (St. Methodius became Moravian Archbishop), St. Blaise, in whose name one of the main Olomouc churches is consecrated, and patrons of neighbouring Bohemia St. Adalbert of Prague (Czech Vojtěch) and St. John of Nepomuk (Czech Jan Nepomucký), whose cult was very strong here as well.
In the lowest stage one can see the figures of an Austrian patron St. Maurice and a Bohemian patron St. Wenceslas (Czech Václav), in whose names two important Olomouc churches were consecrated, another Austrian patron St. Florian, who was also viewed as a protector against various disasters, especially fire, St. John of Capistrano (Czech Jan Kapistránský), who used to preach in Olomouc, St. Anthony of Padua, a member of the Franciscan Order, which owned an important monastery in Olomouc, and St. Aloysius Gonzaga, a patron of students. His sculpture showed that Olomouc was very proud of its university.
Reliefs of all twelve apostles are placed among these sculptures.
The last missing in this list of saints is St. John Sarkander (Czech Jan Sarkander), whose statue (holding a lily as a symbol of purity) is on the second stage. John Sarkander was a priest who was tortured to death in Olomouc prison in the beginning of the Thirty Years' War, because he, as the legend says, refused to break the seal of confession. Decision to place him here was very extraordinary and violated the tradition, since Sarkander had not been canonized and not even beatified in that time yet, which could have resulted in problems with the Holy See. However, his cult of a martyr was so strong here that the craftsmen decided to take the risk. Sarkander was beatified in 1859 and canonized in 1995 on the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II in Olomouc.
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Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is probably the smallest UNESCO World Heritage site we've visited so far! It's a plague column, approx 35 metres tall, built in the 18th century as a memorial for local plague victims, and to celebrate local saints and craftsmen. It was also controversial because among the saints was included a non-saint, John Sarkander, though the problem was eventually rectified when he was canonised in the late 20th century.
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St. Wenceslas Cathedral in Olomouc
Here we can see the cathedral in Olomouc named after St. Wenceslas (sv. Vaclav) as well as the walk to the cathedral from the main square.
The southern tower is 100.65 metres in height and is the highest church spire in Moravia (and the second highest in the Czech Republic). The three-aisled hall of the church comes from the original medieval layout. The Gothic pillars of this hall come from the 13th century. A presbytery with dimensions of 35 x 23 was originally created as an early Baroque part of the building. At the end of the 19th century, this presbytery, together with all the interiors and exteriors, was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style. Two staircases lead from the presbytery down into a crypt. On the south side of the church, there is the entrance to the St. Stanislaus Chapel. Tombstones from the 16th and 17th century are situated on each side of this entrance. By one of the pillars is a Neo-Gothic altar with a reliquary with the relics of St. Jan Sarkander, who was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1995.
Construction on the Church of St. Wenceslas was begun prior to the year 1107 by the Olomouc Appanage Prince Svatopluk and the Church was consecrated in 1131 by Bishop Jindřich Zdík. Gothic reconstruction took place after a fire in 1204, from which the pillars and the hall character of the building are still left. Bishop Stanislaus Pavlovský had the St. Stanislaus Chapel built over the years 15821591 on the south side of the church. The beginnings of Baroque construction in the Czech Lands saw the building of an early Baroque presbytery over the years 16161618 carried out at the bequest of Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein. The monumental impact of the presbytery with dimensions of 35 x 23 metres lost none of its effect even after the Neo-Gothic reconstruction of the Cathedral that took place in the years 18831888 as a result of the initiative of Archbishop Friedrich von Fürstenberg. The Archbishops head engineer Gustav Meretta designed and partially carried out the regothicization of the church. The Cathedral has been a Bishop or Archbishop church throughout the entire period of its existence. Additionally, it has been a locale where important historical events, for not only the town but for the wider region, have taken place. These include for example the year 1469 when part of the Bohemian and Moravian lords along with town representatives declared here the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus King of the Czech Lands.
Olomouc became one of the most important settlements in Moravia in the Middle Ages. The city itself was founded in mid-thirteenth century and became one of the most important trade and power centres in the region. In the Middle Ages it was the biggest town in Moravia and competed with Brno for the position of the capital. Olomouc lost finally after the Swedes took the city for eight years (1642-1650).
The second half of the fifteenth century is what can be viewed as the start of Olomouc's golden age. However, during the Thirty Years' War, in 1640, Olomouc was occupied by the Swedes for eight years. They left the city in ruins and so it ceded its position to Brno. Olomouc was then fortified by Maria Theresa during the wars with Frederick the Great, who besieged the city unsuccessfully for seven weeks in 1758. In 1848 Olomouc was the scene of the emperor Ferdinand's abdication, and in 1850 an important conference between Austrian and German statesmen called Punctation of Olmütz took place here. At the conference German Confederation was restored and Prussia submitted its leadership to the Austrians.
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Discover the undiscovered - Visegrad Hostels | Olomouc
What is worth visiting in #CentralEurope?
#Olomouc - Discover the undiscovered.
Central Europe is – quoting the famous writer, Milan Kundera – ‘maximum diversity in minimum space’. Let us take you far from the popular tourist destinations and prove its great richness.
In this episode we are visiting Olomouc – a city of 100,000 citizens and students, its breathtaking old town, great history and cool pubs. We’ll stop at the Cosy Corner – one of the best hostels in the whole Czech Republic.
The video was produced by Volens Foundation with a financial support from the Visegrad Fund.
If you enjoyed this movie, watch the other ones from this series as well:
▶ PÉCS
▶▶ CIESZYN/ CESKÝ TESÍN
▶▶▶ KOSICE
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▶ Cosy Corner Hostel | OLOMOUC
Cosy Corner is not an accidental name. The #hostel, placed in the old town centre of Olomouc, is a perfect destination for backpackers. Homey decor, family friendly atmosphere, international, multilingual staff with vast knowledge about the city. Great for those, who enjoy resting and having fun at the same time.
All of that for:
300 CZK/around 10 EUR – a bed in 6/8-bed dorm with bunks
700 CZK/around 25 EUR – a private double room
▶ The easiest way to get to:
Košice: direct train connection, very frequent
Companies: Public railway, Leo Express, Regio Jet
(approx. time of travel: 6,5-8h, approx. price: from 7,5 EUR - 14 EUR)*
Pécs: two changes:
1: Catch a train to a town called ‘Břeclav’
2. Change for a train to Budapest (‘Keleti’ train station)
3. Catch a train to Pécs from there
(approx. time of travel: 9-11h, approx. price: from 30 - 40 EUR)*
Cieszyn/Český Těšín: direct train connection, very frequent
Companies: Public railway, Regio Jet, Leo Express
(approx. time of travel: 1h45 min. - 2,5h, approx price: from 4 EUR - 4,5 EUR)*
*prices may vary depending on seasonal offers and promotions
*we recommend booking tickets from private companies (Leo Express, Regio Jet) ahead and on the internet – prices may have a really good discount.
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The MAKERS:
Ian Transue - The Backpacker
Radek Biel - DOP/ Editor
Jakub Połomski - Timelaspe Artist/ Drone Aerial
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Videoprůvodce Olomoucí
Průvodce Olomoucí s českými, ruskými a anglickými titulky