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2 unusual facts about Duchy of Bohemia


Battle of Lechfeld

The eight 1,000-strong legiones (divisions) included three from Bavaria, two from Swabia, one from Franconia and one from Bohemia, under Prince Boleslav I.

Duchy of Bohemia

The destruction of Gniezno pushed the Polish rulers to move their capital to Kraków.


Vimperk

The forests in the west and south from the Boubín Mountains were owned from 10th century by the Saint Vitus Church canonry of Prague (Note: This was the ancient canonry of Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral did not yet exist at this time.) Territorial disputes between the Duchy of Bohemia and the Duchy of Bavaria in the 11th century resulted in the loss of much of the local population.


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