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Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslas, and Adalbert—The Melting Pot of Czech Religious, National, and State Identity and Its Legal Status

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  • Ondřej Frinta

    (Department of Civil Law, Charles University, 116 40 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Dita Frintová

    (Department of Civil Law, Charles University, 116 40 Prague, Czech Republic)

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The article first focuses on the significance of the Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslas, and Adalbert to the Czech religious, national, and state identity. The importance of the cathedral is given primarily by its location (Prague Castle), as well as by the thinking of its founder, Charles IV, about the foundations of Czech statehood. On the basis of these findings, the significance and symbolism of the cathedral for the present can be understood. Following this, the legal status of the cathedral, which was the subject of the so-called “cathedral dispute” in its modern history, is examined. The current legal status of the cathedral is the result of an amicable solution to this dispute and the subsequent application of the right of superficies in Czech private law.

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  • Ondřej Frinta & Dita Frintová, 2023. "Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslas, and Adalbert—The Melting Pot of Czech Religious, National, and State Identity and Its Legal Status," Laws, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:25-:d:1089552
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