Klamovka, Historical homestead in Smíchov, Czech Republic.
Klamovka is a homestead complex of several connected buildings located in Smichov's residential area near a park. The site contains both living spaces and exhibition areas housed within the historic structures.
The site began as vineyards established under Charles IV and belonged to the Carthusian monastery. In the 15th century it was called Oslice after a burgher who owned the house U Oslů on Old Town Square. The Clam-Gallas family bought it in 1757 and rebuilt the 17th-century farm into a Baroque villa with a mansard roof. In 1876 Count Leopold Kolowrat-Krakowský killed Prince Wilhelm Auersperg here in one of Bohemia's last noble duels.
The name Klamovka comes from the Clam-Gallas family, who bought the estate in 1757. The garden pavilion built in 1820 now serves as an exhibition hall, and the former late-Baroque gazebo is used as an artist's studio. Since 1995 the residential building has housed Klub Klamovka, a children's and youth centre.
The park entrance from Plzeňská street dates from 1752, and the grounds are passable since the old perimeter wall was removed. The site lies at the Smíchov–Košíře boundary; the former Malá Klamovka below it was bought around 1900 by the city's electric works, whose Košíře tram depot opened on 1 October 1902.
In the 18th century the garden became a favoured site for aristocratic duels; a favourite of Maria Theresa, the Croatian nobleman Jelačić, is said to have died here fighting the Hungarian Árpád Zölesz, after which duels were banned. The last such fight in Bohemia took place here on 6 May 1876, when Count Leopold Kolowrat-Krakovský shot Prince Wilhelm Auersperg over a lady's honour.
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