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Prague in the 17th Century

Type Object Region Central Europe Time c. 1641–1650

17th-century Prague, capital of the Bohemian Crown lands and a major Habsburg city, had roughly 50,000–80,000 inhabitants in the 1640s, with Charles …

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  1. 1620–1640Prague Castle · BohemiaAfter the Battle of White Mountain, the Bohemian nobility was suppressed; the Habsburgs strengthened centralization and the Catholic restoration, with Prague Castle becoming the seat of imperial representatives and the core of court administration, while the city expanded along both banks of the Vltava River.
  2. c. 1641–1650Prague · BohemiaIn the 1640s Prague recovered from wartime destruction, with populations rebounding in the Old Town, Lesser Town, and Castle District; Charles University maintained its scholarly tradition, Baroque churches and noble palaces were built, and urban crafts and regional trade revived.
  3. 1640–1650Týn Church and Old Town Square · BohemiaThe Catholic revival drove church restoration and the development of sacred art; Old Town Square, home to the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock, remained the center of civic public life, reflecting Bohemia's pivotal position in Central Europe's cultural network.

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