The Kutná Hora Town Hall has completed the renovation of the Vlašský dvůr courtyard

Kutná Hora - The Kutná Hora town hall has completed the renovation of the courtyard of the former medieval mint Vlašský dvůr. The project, including the reconstruction of the stone fountain, cost over two million crowns. Only the planting of four linden trees and testing of the fountain remains, said Deputy Mayor Václav Vančura to ČTK.
    The building houses the municipal office, a gallery, a ceremonial hall, and the Kutná Hora Guiding Service. The city has immediately banned the entry of all motor vehicles, including wedding guests' cars, into the renovated courtyard. Undisciplined drivers parked on the unpaved area and on decorative metal covers, leaving cigarette butts on the ground. "It can't be monitored, we are not capable of it, so they will have to walk," justified the deputy mayor.
    The city received a grant of 555,000 crowns from the Ministry of Culture for the renovation of the courtyard as part of the architectural heritage preservation program. The rest was covered by its own funds.
    Vlašský dvůr is one of the most visited sights in Kutná Hora. Its renovation began in 2001 and cost nearly 19 million crowns. The city obtained funds from the Ministry of Culture each year as part of the architectural heritage preservation program for it.
    Vlašský dvůr is a unique monument of world significance. Its history is linked to the rich silver deposits that gave rise to the royal mining town of Kutná Hora, which was once the most important town after Prague. It likely got its name from the Italian masters whom the king summoned from Florence. Vlašský dvůr became the central mint and for several centuries was the center of the state's economic power.