The Wallachian court (or Italian) was originally (in the 13th century) just a fortress in a convenient place where silver was kept and coins were printed. A little later, coins are minted here. King Wenceslas II carried out a monetary reform aimed at creating a single coin in the state. The Italians were invited for this, hence the name "Wallachian". As a result, the fortress was rebuilt several times. There is a workshop for minting coins, and the royal residence and treasury. At the end of the 19th century, the local authorities reconstructed the Wallachian court, most interestingly the chapel.→
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