Nice print titled Olmutz die Hauptveste Mahren's, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 25 x 18  cm, approx. image size is 15 x 9.5 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen.

Olomouc

German Olmütz

city, northeastern Czech Republic. The city lies along the Morava River at its  confluence with the Bystřice River, at the northern edge of the fertile Haná  farming region.

Olomouc possibly originated as a Roman fort (Mons Iulii) and by the 9th century  was an important stronghold. A bishopric, established there in 1063, was raised  to an archbishopric in 1777. At the Peace of Olomouc (1478), Moravia was ceded  to Hungary. Olomouc was considered the Moravian capital during the Thirty Years'  War (1618–48), when it was occupied and plundered by the Swedes. The badly  damaged town was displaced after 1640 by Brno as the foremost city of Moravia.  It retained its importance as a military stronghold, however, and played a  significant role in the mid-18th century during the struggle over Silesia  between the Prussians and Austrians. The emperor Ferdinand I of Austria  abdicated there in 1848 in favour of the young Francis Joseph I, and the  Punctation of Olmütz of 1850 restored the German Confederation. The town's  fortifications were eventually demolished in the late 19th century.

Olomouc's historic buildings include the 14th-century Gothic St. Wenceslas'  Cathedral, with a 328-foot (100-metre) tower, and the town hall, which is  adorned by a 230-foot (70-metre) tower and a 15th-century astronomical clock  (restored after being damaged in World War II). Olomouc is also known for its  fountains, notable among which are Triton (1707) and Caesar's (1720). Standing  at 115 feet (35 metres) tall, the Holy Trinity Column is a classic example of  the Olomouc Baroque style; it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in  2000. The city's university was founded in 1573; it was suppressed in 1854 but  was revived after World War II and named after František Palacký, the Czech  patriot-scholar. The city's manufactures include steel, machine tools, gas  appliances, refrigerators, salt, sugar, chocolate, malt, and beer. Pop. (2007  est.) 100,168.