Prague, Czech Republic
There are traces of human occupation since Paleolithic times but the first known inhabitants of the region were a Celtic tribe called Boii, which gave their name to Bohemia. In 9 AD the Marcomanni tribe migrated from Germania forcing the Boii to migrate south. The region was later invaded by the Slavs and the Marcomanni joined the Lombards in the south, another Germanic tribe. Prague's castle was founded around 800 AD by prince Borijov of the Premyslid dynasty. According to legend, Princess Libuse, the sovereign of the Czech tribe, married a humble ploughman by the name of Premysl founding the dynasty of the same name. They were rulers of most of Bohemia until the 1300s and some members of the dynasty, namely Saint Ludmila wife of prince Borijov, converted to Christianity, brought to the Czech lands by Cyril and Methodius, the apostles of the Slavs. The Prague Bishopric was established in 973 soon after the foundations of Saint Vitus Cathedral ...