Špalíček: A complex of 11 merchant houses

One of the main symbols of Cheb architecture - half-timbered buildings that were built already from the 13th century instead of grocer and butcher stalls depending on the needs of Cheb merchants. The entire complex was finished in the fifteenth century.

Based on the oldest depictions from 1472, it is obvious that the groundplan of these two blocks of buildings have been practically preserved to this day. The third row of buildings with the butcher shops, which stood on the western side of the square, was razed in 1809. The remaining buildings underwent preservation work in 1960, thus saving Špalíček from ruin. This symbol of Cheb is part of the Municipal Heritage Reservation and is inscribed on the list of Czech Immovable Cultural Monuments.

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