A market village bought by Bishop John II of Olomouc between 1107 and 1125, at a ford of the Morava where the bishop takes a toll, on the crossing of the Amber and Salt roads.
Not yet a town: Bishop Bruno lays out the town after 1256; it is first called a town in 1266.
Who holds it
- Name
- The bishop of Olomouc (see vacant since 18 December 1199)
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
English Wikipedia (Kroměříž).
Lord in 1200
The bishop of Olomouc (see vacant since 18 December 1199)
How things stand that morning
The bishop's market village and toll, not a town. The bishop's estates are a Church map record.
Charter
None in 1200. Town 1266 (first so called), formally 1290.
Council
None: the place is governed by the prince's or the bishop's officers.
Militia
None of its own; the men of the castle district serve under the castellan.
Trade and crafts
Toll at the Morava ford; market village on the Amber and Salt roads.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: English Wikipedia (Kroměříž).
Primary sources for Moravia
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Jarloch (Gerlach), abbot of Milevsko, Jarloch of Milevsko (about 1200 to 1220). The last Bohemian narrative before 1200, continuing Vincentius of Prague. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Charters and letters of the kingdom of Bohemia, volume 2, 1198 to 1230 (documents of 1198 to 1230, edited 1912). The critical edition of every Bohemian and Moravian charter and letter from Ottokar I's accession to 1230.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.