Until its theft by the Swedes, the largest known medieval manuscript, the Codex Gigas, was kept in this city.
Until its theft by the Swedes, the largest known medieval manuscript, the Codex Gigas, was kept in this city. This city's Old Town Square is home to twenty-seven crosses that mark the spot of a mass execution. The palindromic number "135797531" represents the exact moment when Charles IV laid the cornerstone of his namesake bridge in this city. A campaign against this city by Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund was repulsed at the Battle of Vitkov Hill. Frederick V, the "Winter King", was defeated at the Battle of White Mountain outside this city. This city, where Jan Hus (yahn hooss) spent much of his life, was where Filip Fabricius and two pro-Catholic counts supposedly fell onto a pile of dung. For 10 points, name this Bohemian city where a 1618 defenestration sparked the Thirty Years' War.
Until its theft by the Swedes, the largest known medieval manuscript, the Codex Gigas, was kept in this city.
Prague [or Praha]