Frontier town · Margraviate of Moravia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Spytihněv

A castle site on the Morava in south-east Moravia, first named in 1141, a provincial castle of the region before Uherské Hradiště took over its role in 1257 (the provincial role is from Czech scholarship, not checked here).

Who holds it

Name
The lord of the Olomouc land, probably (not pinned)
Title
Lord
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

English Wikipedia (Spytihněv) gives only the first mention.

Lord in 1200

The lord of the Olomouc land, probably (not pinned)

How things stand that morning

A castle, not a town.

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.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: English Wikipedia (Spytihněv) gives only the first mention.

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Spytihněv (English Wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.