Royal field with the monument to Přemysl the Ploughman ( cs, Královské pole s pomníkem Přemysla Oráče) is a Czech national cultural monument (declared as such in 1962). It is composed of the ''Royal field'' and the ''monument to

Přemysl the Ploughman Přemysl the Ploughman ( ''Přemysl Oráč''; English: Premysl, Przemysl or Primislaus) was the legendary husband of Libuše, and ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes (dukes) and kings which ruled in the Lands of th ...

'' erected on the Royal field. It is located near the village

Stadice Stadice is a village and administrative part of Řehlovice in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It was the home of the legendary ruler Přemysl the Ploughman. Sights Stadice has a ruined 14th-century ...

, six kilometres southwest of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

Royal field

The Royal field is a historical place on which according to the legend

was called to become the ruler of the Czech state. Measurements of the Royal field served in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

as a basis of the Czech field pole ( cs, česká polní míra).

Monument to Přemysl the Ploughman

In 1841 count Nostitz erected on the Royal field the monument to Přemysl the Ploughman. The monument was proposed by architect F. Staumann. It is composed of a stone pedestal on the top of which a plough made of cast iron is situated. In the front and the back of the pedestal there are iron reliefs by

Josef Max Josef Calanza Max (16 January 1804, Janov – 18 June 1855, Prague) was a German-Czech sculptor. His brother was the sculptor Emanuel Max. Life Max came from a family of sculptors and woodcarvers and received his first lessons from his father ...

depicting encounter of Přemysl the Ploughman with the delegation of princess

Libuše , Libussa, Libushe or, historically ''Lubossa'', is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. According to legend, she was the youngest but wisest of three sisters, who became queen after their father died; s ...

and his arrival to Vyšehrad. On the left side of the pedestal there is an inscription „''ZDE OD PLUHU PŘEMYSL k WÉWODSTWJ POWOLÁN. WZDĚLANY MDCCCXLI.''“ ("''Here from the plough Přemysl called to rule. Done MDCCCXLI.''"). In 1945, an inscription was added on the right side of the pedestal: „''VLÁDA VRÁTILA SE DO RUKOU TVÝCH, Ó LIDE ČESKÝ. 1945''“ ("''The rule has returned to your hands, O Czech people. 1945''").

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