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Hus Square
Being Beroun’s natural centre since its earliest days, Hus Square (Husovo namesti) acquired its more or less present appearance in 1295, when King Wenceslaus II ordered reparcellation and rebuilding of the town. The Square boasts by far the highest concentration of listed cultural heritage sites in Beroun. It is dominated by the Neo-Baroque building of the Town Hall from 1903.
Following the devastating floods of August 2002, the Square underwent a complete restoration, which brought considerable changes to its appearance. The refurbished façades and individual points are now more noticeable, and the overall historical character of the centre has been additionally emphasized by the renewed fountain. The system chosen to reconcile the traffic with the areas for rest and relaxation in the centre was awarded the judges’ Special Prize in the nationwide competition Civil Engineering Structure of the Year 2004.
Gabled period houses
The gabled houses on the southern side of the Square are highly characteristic of the town centre. Featuring preserved Gothic basement vaults, predominantly Renaissance construction elements and Baroque gables, they grew up on the sites of the original Gothic houses. The Jenstejn House, the oldest and most valuable among them, was built by Jindrich Cizek of Jenstejn. Its Renaissance portal still reads the year of construction, 1612. Today, the Jenstejn House is the seat of the Museum of Czech Karst, together with the adjoining house no. 88, which was built in the mid 17th century by noblewoman Alzbeta Salatova.
Called “Frismanovsky” after its assumed founder, the neighbouring house no. 89 came into existence in the late 17th century, probably to order by Matous Frisman of Ehrenkron. It is the birthplace of important Czech mathematician Vaclav Rehorovsky. The House is currently used by a chemist’s shop including the basement vault, which regularly opens its doors to the 
public every second September weekend, as part of the European Heritage Days. Also dating from the 17th century, house no. 90 is known as “U tri korun” (Three Crowns). According to a legend, it used to have a mint, where a treasure still lies waiting to be dug out. The structure was built by Jan Friedrich Klanner of Engelshofen, head of the nearby Krivoklat district. The gables were reconstructed following the fire of 1735. The House was the seat of the district authority in the late 18th century, and of a Prussian army headquarters during the war of 1866 with Austria.
In another listed building, house no. 86 called "Cesky dvur" (Czech Yard), the first town post office and an inn were opened in 1720. It used to play host to many distinguished guests, among them King Gustav IV of Sweden in 1804, Empe¬ror Francis I of Austria in 1809 and 1810, and Tsar Alexander I of Russia in 1823. The very first Beroun’s bus stop also used to be located in front of the Cesky dvur. The pub and hotel of the same name are found on the site to this day.
Fountain
Erected in the Square in 1729, the fountain shared all hardships of the town for nearly two hundred years. It saw the big fire of 1735, when the water inside was boiling, as well as many floods, that of 1872 being the highest. Then, the statue by local wood carver Martin de Majo disappeared under the waters of the flooded Litavka. In line with the secularist trends marking the first years of independent Czechoslovakia, however, the statue was moved in 1919 to the Zabransky Church outside the town centre, by order of the town council. The fountain is a work by local stonemason Jan Slezak, whereas the copy of the statue of St. John Nepomucene, whose original is on display in the Museum of Czech Karst, was made by Petr Vitvar.
Statues
As part of reconstruction following the floods of 2002, the Square saw the historical fountain returned to its upper part after 85 years, including the statue of St. John Nepomucene. The fountain recalls the history of the town, just like the 1924 statue of “Zaboj” by Karel Opatrny Opatrny, which is seen at the First World War Memorial, and the 1905 statue of Jan Hus by Frantisek Velik. After the fall of communism, in 1990, the statue of Jan Hus was a major influence on people’s decision to rename the Square (then bearing the name of the first communist president Gottwald) after Hus. The original name for President Masaryk was given to the Square in 1919, shortly after the declaration of Czechoslovak independence, and lasted u¬ntil 1951, except for the years of Nazi occupation 1940-1945, when it was called “Hlavni namesti” (Main Square).
Town Information Centre
Mestske informacni centrum, Husovo namesti 69, 266 01 Beroun
Tel.: +420 311 654 321
E-mail: mic@muberoun.cz
Car parking in Hus Square
capacity 165 spaces
First hour or part of: CZK 20
Each subsequent hour or part of: CZK 40
Car parking near centre (Boskuv statek)
capacity 128 spaces, distance from the centre ca 250 m
First hour or part of: CZK 5
Each subsequent hour or part of: CZK 2
Controlled hours (parking meters)
Mon – Fri 7 am – 6 pm
Sat 7 am – 13 noon
Public toilet
Na Prikope 1, 266 01 Beroun (behind the Prague Gate)
Mon – Fri 6:30 am – 17:30 pm
Sat, Sun & public holidays 7 am – 1 pm
Shower, baby changing room and disabled access available.
