Liskov
Originally this little town was known for its fox hunting. Surrounded by a couple of mountains and dense forests, it started as a small settlement on the route to 2 other major cities. It got sidelined as the game in the forest subsided and mostly left to fend for its own until the Rocaille era, when it became a popular summer resort of then crown prince Phillip, later emperor Phillip VII. He decided to clear some of the forest in favour of building a hunting lodge for himself and his party. His son and successor Phillip VIII decided to turn it into a full blown chateaux and a small town of Liskov quickly became the perfect retreat for the nobility that wished to get out of the noisy royal court. It was also Phillip VIII who started to build huge artificial lakes all around to use the deforested areas and to give the place more tranquillity. Liskov was quickly nicknamed to be a "little sea of peace".
This was all about to change in the year 1723, during its unfortunate and very rainy summer. It is said that the sun left the sky for almost two months before it appeared again and the flood of Liskov was only one of the many tragedies that happened all over the Bohemian lands. All the lakes in the vicinity overflowed much more than during previous years and the water had nowhere to go really, because of all the artificial changes that were done to the surrounding nature. The rise of the water level was also so sudden that rarely any people had the time to evacuate. Around 60 prominent members of the royal court drowned during the flood and nearly three times as many other people. The empress went into mourning and seized to wear colours, as 3 of her children perished as well. Liskov turned from the number one place sought by all people who meant something during the imperial era, to a ghost town.
It was during the reign of the next monarch, Augustus IV that Liskov chateaux and the town itself saw some repairs. Augustus's father was one of those who died there and he made it his number one goal after he had been crowned to see this place restored. Nowadays, Liskov is a bustling city with one of the nicest sceneries surrounding it, crisscrossed with multiple marble aqueducts to drain its water somewhere else if need be. Although it is still haunted by its sad past, many find it a nice and quiet place to live.
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