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Petrohrad

A City Journal by Daan300

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A CJ about the Illyrian Empire and its capital city. A mixture of Imperial grandeur and rural quietness.

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Daan300
As I mentioned before the next few updates will be about another splendid city within the Empire: Kadan. But before we'll have a look at the actual city just a few facts. Kadan is the capital city of the Slavonian Kingdom, one of the constituent states of the Illyrian Empire (see CJ intro). It came into being in 1523 when three neighbouring cities and two towns joined to form what was then the largest city in the Illyrian Empire. The three cities and the towns continued to be distinct districts within the...
Daan300

Preview

By Daan300,

Since it will probably take a while before any new updates will be made to my CJ, I decided to give you a small preview of the upcoming entries, since I've been working on a new and very large city. The next 5 or 6 entries will be about the capital city of the Kingdom of Slavonia: Kadan (remember: the Illyrian Empire has five constituent states ). But there is still a massive amount of work to be down and I also need to make adequate changes to the CJ itself (title, intro, etc), but these latter are minor...
Daan300

Krumlov

By Daan300,

A new visit....... This time the southern most town in the province of Petrohrad: Krumlov. The town was founded somewhere in the XIXth century on the site of a large meander in the river Váh, but only became prosperous towards the end of the XVth century. In that century the original town, since then called "Old Town", was expanded by the "New Town". In both parts of the town a large concentration of historic buildings has survived, mainly from the XVIth century. Surrounding these two parts are a few...
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Trixies 2009

By Daan300,

I would sincerely like to thank everyone for visiting my CJ and especially everyone who has nominated my for the "Most Aesthetically Pleasing City" trixie! I am really honored to recieve this trixie, considering all those great CJs who I think deserve it as much. Also, a big thank you to all the people who make all the amazing BATs; as you can see I can't do without them! So, thank you very much again everyone! I have also included a small preview for my next entry. Hope to see you back soon!
Daan300

Plumlov

By Daan300,

Today we'll venture out of the Municipality of Petrohrad to the town of Plumlov, located some 20 kilometers southwest of Petrohrad (I made some changes to the CJ details ). Although not part of Petrohrad itself, the town is part of the Petrohrad District, the largest of over 150 districts in the Empire. Its location is rather isolated, but it can be reached from Petrohrad by both train and motorway. Plumlov was founded somewhere in the IXth century on the sight of several collapsed caves. It was made into...
Daan300

Teaser

By Daan300,

Just a small teaser....... I'm currently working on a new update of the CJ. I will replace this teaser with a proper entry as soon as possible, so stay tuned .
Daan300

Petrohrad-Josefov

By Daan300,

Continuing with the suburbs of Petrohrad, today we'll visit Petrohrad-Josefov. This suburb is located in the northwestern part of the Municipality of Petrohrad and was annexed to it in 1963. The town of Josefov is fairly recent, compared to most other places in the Empire, and was founded in 1663 under the reign of Emperor Josef III (that's why it is called Josefov ). It occupies the site of a much older village, probably dating back to the XIIIth century. Josefov was constructed in 1663-1669 as a...
Daan300

Petrohrad-T

By Daan300,

Today a visit to one of Petrohrad's suburbs, Tábor. The city of Tábor was founded in the XIIIth century next to an already existing castle. This castle has only partly survived to this day. The city was annexed to Petrohrad in 1963 and since then the former city has rapidly expanded through many housing projects. We'll start our visit in the old city centre. Its main sight is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor (now you also know where the city name comes from ), built in the...
Daan300
The Southeast continued... A visit to the town of Sobotka and one of the Empire's most impressive castles. The town of Sobotka. Founded in 1243, it still contains many ancient buildings and the entire lenght of its city wall. This latter makes it very interesting to tourists. A small suburb of Sobotka. Across the stream the Old Bridge. A view of the Main Square and the principal church of the town. The village of Kost. To the top left the castle of Kost, one of the best preserved medieval castles in the...
Daan300
Today a visit to the southeastern part of the Municipality of Petrohrad. This part of Petrohrad contains a number of small villages, but also the town of Sobotka (see part 2). Also some of Petrohrad's castles are located in the southeast. The first village of our tour is Bousov. Founded somewhere in the Middle Ages, but none of the original buildings survive. Above the village is the castle of Kublovice. The village of Kublovice is located just to the right of the castle, but not visible here. The castle...
Daan300
Today a visit to the second part of the Imperial Park. Our visit starts in the village of Martinice. Here we can find the Imperial summer residence. It consists of the actual palace (centre) and some stables and other auxilary buildings to the left. It has small formal gardens and is off course surrounded by the large landscape park. In the actual village the parish church and the twon hall are worth mentioning, both situated at the main square. At the bottom the train station is visible. A view of the...
Daan300
Today a visit to Petrohrad-Hlohovec. This little village was annexed to Petrohrad in 1947, along with some of the surrounding villages. The most important site in this part of Petrohrad is the Imperial Park. It is a large landscape park, constructed in 1840-1855 and contains several interesting buildings. Among it is the Imperial summer residence, but we'll visit the latter some other day. The park was used in the XIXth century as a place where the Emperor could hunt deer. Although shooting of deer is...
Daan300

Rural Petrohrad

By Daan300,

The City of Petrohrad has many towns and villages surrounding it which are part of the Municipality of Petrohrad, but are not located within the actual city limits. Today we will have a look at Petrohrad-Kunratice, a town annexed to Petrohrad in 1963. A view of the train station and surroundings. The Square of Kunratice. Near the bottom left the old Franciscan Monastery and its gardens. To the right the parish church. The old stone bridge across the Kunratice stream. The eastern part of the town. To the...
Daan300

Churches of Petrohrad

By Daan300,

Since some of you have noticed that Petrohrad has a lot of churches indeed, here is an overview of the churches in the Old Town and surrounding New Town. In the center Petrohrad's largest Church, the Cathedral of st Ursula. Next, starting in the left upper corner en going clockwise, the Church of st Wenceslaus (Petrohrad's smallest church), the Church of st Nicolas, the Jesuite Church, the Church of st Anne, the Church of st Catherine, the Church of our Lady, the Church of st Xavier, the Church of st Peter...
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Petrohrad Airport

By Daan300,

Petrohrad International Airport was built on its present site in the 1960s. Since then it has been enlarged several times and nowadays has four terminals of which terminal A and B survive of the 1960s buildings. An overview of the airport: on top Terminal A and B and one of the three runways, to the left Terminal D and to the right Terminal C with an other runway. Near the bottom part of the extensive parking facilities of the ariport are visible. A view of Terminal A. A closer view of Terminal B, part of...
Daan300

Close-ups

By Daan300,

Hi there again. By request some close-ups of the city. Hopefully more will follow in the (near) future . A view of the Main Square on market day. Again a view of a market. This time the farmer's market in front of the church of st John, held once a year during the summer. A parade held in the streets of Petrohrad in honore of the Emperor's birthday. The parade is just passing by Petrohrad's smallest church, dedicated to St Wenceslaus. Same parade, now passing the Church of Our Lady. A view of Parlaiment's...
Daan300

Museum Square

By Daan300,

Just a minor update. Below two pics from part of the city located east of the city centre and central station. The first pic shows Museum Square. At its west end (left hand side) the Lutheran Cathedral, constructed in the 1870s. On the eastern side (right) of the square the Empirial Museum (only partially visible),from which the square takes its name. Just to the north of Museum Square the church of the Sacred Heart is located. The church was built during the 1850s and 1860s. Many older churches served as...
Daan300

New Town: new pics

By Daan300,

Just a few new pics from the New Town. Here we can see the New Town Square. The church in its center is the Church of Our Blessed Lady, built between 1701 and 1712. The square itself dates originally from the XVIIIth century, but was completely reconstructed in 1881-1883. Petrohrad's City Hall, located in the eastern part of the New Town. To the right a building belonging the rail yard of Petrohrad's Central Station is just visible. Here is a view of the Emperor Charles' Square, in the southwestern part of...
Daan300
As mentioned before, the New Town, together with the Empirial Boulevard, almost entirely encircles the Old Town. It was constructed together with the Northern Town in the XVIIIth century when Petrohrad could no longer house all its inhabitants in the Old Town. Even the Emperor went to live in the New Town. His palace was contructed between 1759 and 1761, together with the square in front of it. Here we can also find the Archiducal Palace and the Church of the Virgin Mary, both built in the 1760s. To the...
Daan300

Old Town

By Daan300,

Our visit to Petrohrad starts in the city center. It is composed of three parts: the Old Town, the New Town and the Northern Town. The Old Town is obviously the oldest part of the city and dates back to the Middle Ages, although many of its buildings presently date from the XVIIIth and XIXth century. The New encircles the Old Town and was constructed in the XVIIIth century, as was the Northern Town, which is situated to the north of the Old Town. The very heart of the Old Town is the Main Square....
Daan300
In this CJ we will have a look at the Illyrian Empire and its capital city: Petrohrad. Highlighted will be the city of Petrohrad, but also many other cities and places in the Empire. But first, a small introduction.......enjoy. Petrohrad In the year 1453 five nations, the Kingdoms of Illyria, Slavonia, Lodomeria and Galicia and the Archduchy of Southern Lodomeria, were joined together to form the Illyrian Empire. The unification occurred under the rule of King Petar I, King of Illyria, when he...
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