Mýto

Mýto (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmiːto]; German: Mauth), also known as Mýto v Čechách, is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Mýto
Town
Town square in Mýto
Flag
Coat of arms
Mýto
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′21″N 13°44′5″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictRokycany
First mentioned1296
Government
 • MayorFrantišek Končel
Area
 • Total17.80 km2 (6.87 sq mi)
Elevation
443 m (1,453 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,526
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
338 05
Websitewww.mestomyto.cz

Etymology

The town's name means literally "toll". It refers to its history and location on an important trade route from Prague to Bavaria where the toll was collected.[2]

History
Church of Saint Stephen
Church of Saint John the Baptist

The first written mention of Mýto and its older church is from 1296. The original settlement was located on a hill around the Church of Saint Stephen. Gradually people began to settle in the area of today's Mýto, where the Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1350. At the beginning of the 14th century Mýto became a market town and in 1905 it became a town.[2]

Until 1918, Mýto was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Rokycany District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[3]

Transport

The town is located on a train line leading from Prague to Plzeň. There is a train station which is served by regional trains.

Sights

The Gothic Church of Saint Stephan was built in the 13th century and its Baroque tower is from the 18th century. Today it serves for social and cultural purposes.[2]

The Church of Saint John the Baptist was originally a chapel consecrated to John the Evangelist. During the Thirty Years' War the church was burned down and in 1680–1682 it was built once again. Many of its Gothic elements were rebuilt to the Baroque style.[2]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Mýto is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Mýto. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. "Gäste aus tschechischer Partnerstadt zu Besuch in Berga". otz.de (in German). Ostthüringer Zeitung. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-08-02.


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