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On the basis of archeological research and the oldest written sources
it is thought that Prague Castle was founded around the year 880 by
Prince Borivoj of the house of Premyslides. The early medieval castle
site was fortified with a moat and a rampart of clay and stones. The
first walled building was the church of Our Lady. Other churches,
dedicated to St. George and St. Vitus, were founded in the first half
of the 10th century. From the 10th century Prague Castle was not only
the seat of the head of state, the princes and later kings, but also
of the highest representative of church, the Prague bishop. The first
convent in Bohemia was also founded in the grounds of Prague Castle,
a convent next to the church of St. George for the order of Benedictine
nuns. The basilica of St. Vitus, built on the site of the original
rotunda, was the main castle church since the 11th century, where
the relics of the patron saints of the land were kept: SS. Vitus,
Wenceslas and Adalbert. And from the 10th century the convent of the
Prague church was an important educational and cultural institution.
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