Penzion Masek

Cheb / Eger - a place full of history

by globetrott

The history of Cheb / Eger dates back to the 9th century.
Cheb was mentioned first in 1061 in a document by emperor Heinrich IV.
In 1157 the german emperor Friedrich Barbarossa got Cheb as his heritage. He rebuilt the old castle to his new palace.

Herzog Albrecht von Waldstein ( mostly known by his german name Wallenstein ) politician and general of the 30 years war, was killed in Cheb in feb. 25th, 1634.
In the town-museum you may see the place, where he was killed . Egerländer - is one of my favorite pastries :
it looks like a danish pastry and has a filling on top that is divided into 4 parts :
always 1 quater of powidl ( plum-stew / jam) and 1 quater of curd-cheese, one after the other.

a lot more lovely buildings

by globetrott

All of the town-square is surrounded by these colorful buildings in all the colors of the rainbow.
The red building on the left is Grüener-house again, where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe often visited his friend and collegue Gruener.

CHEB

by NightStar

Cheb is one of the western cities in the Czech Republic.

This view is very famous.
I prepare more information and photos from this wonderful city.

District town, road and railway crossing to Germany.
The historical centre is a Historic Town Reserve.
A town was founded on its site in the first half of the 13th. century, belonging to the German kings.
In 1322 the town and region was put in pawn to the kings of Bohemia, while its autonomy continued.
In the Hussite period on the side of emperor Sigismund, the rallying place for the crusades against the Hussutes. In 1634 the Imperial Generalissimo Albrecht of Wallenstein was assassinated here.
In the second half of the 17th century a baroque fort. Until middle of the 19th century was Cheb one of the five largest Bohemian towns.

The centre of the town is the picturesque Namesti krale Jiriho z Podebrad Square with many historical houses with gothic cores. The dominant feature of the square are the houses of Jewish merchants, dating from the 16th century, known as „Spalicek“, now nicely architectonically restored.
Other outstanding building include Schirdinger House with a step-like gable, Pachelbel House, the place where Wallenstein was assassinated, since 1874 the town museum, and the Baroque New Town Hall, today Gallery of art.

The Church of St. Nicholas with baroque adaptation dates originally from the 13th century

Another view to the wonderful square