08. Main Square (Hlavne namestie)

This audio point starts at Hlavne namestie or the Main Square.

The quadratic square originates from 13th century before the town itself was founded. The square is unusually small as squares in the Middle Ages, needed to be large enough to serve as the market and communion places.
There is a statue of a knight in the middle of the square. It is Maximilian’s fountain named after emperor Maximilan of Habsburgh.