Hradec KrßlovΘ - city information

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Hradec Kralove, the biggest town in Eastern Bohemia has about one hundred thousand inhabitants and is situated at the confluence of the rivers Labe and Orlice about 100 km east of the capital of the country - Prague. It is mentioned among the oldest Czech towns in 1225 . At the beginning of the 14th century it became the dowry and royal seat of Czech queens. That is why since that time it has its contemporary name - "the Castle of the Queen". The town itself flourished economically in the 15th century, but later it was destroyed in the 30-year War. The historical core of the town has had its major buildings: the cathedral of the Holy Ghost from the beginning of the 14th century, White Tower from the end of the 16th century, and the baroque Jesuit church of the Assumption of Mary the Virgin and the convent from the 2nd half of the 17th century. Towards the end of the 18th century the town was changed into a late baroque fortress. From 1884 the character of the town as a fortress was gradually transformed - the town got rid of the shell of the fortification and further possibilities for its development became available. Between the two World Wars the town developed into the center of modern Czech architecture.

After World War II Hradec Kralove became the administrative and cultural center of Eastern Bohemia - with theaters, galleries, museums, high schools, and colleges. Besides the Faculty of Pharmacy it is also the seat of the Medical Faculty, Charles University; Military Medical Academy; and the independent University of Pedagogics. About 4,000 students attend classes in this town every year.

Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 1998
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
www.faf.cuni.cz