Spotlight Stara Boleslav - the town where St Wenceslas was slain

16-05-2007 11:16 | Pavla Horáková, Dita Asiedu

In this week's Spotlight we will travel to the small town of Stara Boleslav just northeast of Prague. According to legend, it was in this town that the Premyslid Prince Wenceslas, later St Wenceslas, was slain by his own brother Boleslav in the 10th century.

The Killing of St Wenceslas (Sculpture by Matyas Bernard Braun) The Killing of St Wenceslas (Sculpture by Matyas Bernard Braun)   Back

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