oldest church in the town. The original church from the 13th century was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. The current structure was built in the late Baroque style the first half of the 18th century. It has preserved bell tower from the 13th century. The town's main museum is Kroměříž Region Museum. There is also Karel Kryl's exposition on life and work of one of the most famous natives. In the former Bishop's Mint from 1665 is a mint exposition. In popular culture In Kroměříž Castle were filmed some scenes from Amadeus (1984), Immortal Beloved (1994), Četnické humoresky (1997), A Royal Affair (2012), Angélique (2013), The Musketeers (2015), and Maria Theresia (2017). Other films shot in the town include The Ear (1970) and Requiem pro panenku (1992). Notable people Jan Milíč (1320/1325–1374), ideal predecessor of Jan Hus Pavel Josef Vejvanovský (1633/1640–1693), baroque composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704), composer and violinist Edmund Pascha (1714–1772), preacher, organist and composer Karel Josef Adolf (1715–1771), painter and restorer Václav Jan Frierenberger (1759–1823), general of the Napoleonic Wars Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874), traveler, geologist and naturalist Max Švabinský (1873–1962), painter Václav Talich (1883–1961), conductor Jan Rypka (1886–1968), orientalist and translator Robert Land (1887–1942), film director Augustin Krist (1894–1964), football referee Martin Miller (1899–1969), actor Josef Silný (1902–1981), footballer Alexej Čepička (1910–1990), communist politician Jaroslav Koutecký (1922–2005), chemist Karel Prager (1923–2001), architect Miloš Macourek (1926–2002), poet, playwright and screenwriter Milan Pitlach (1943–2021), architect and photographer Karel Kryl (1944–1994), musician Boris Krajný (born 1944), pianist Josef Stejskal (born 1945), poet and surrealist Petr Uličný (born 1950), footballer and football manager Michal Peprník (born 1960), professor of American literature Pavel Štercl (born 1966), slalom canoeist Petr Štercl (born 1966), slalom canoeist Pavel Hapal (born 1969), footballer and football manager Pavel Novotný (born 1973), footballer Renata Berková (born 1975), triathlete Andrea Kalivodová (born 1977), opera singer Rytmus (born 1977), Slovak rapper Tomáš Břečka (born 1994), footballer Filip Chytil (born 1999), ice hockey player Twin towns – sister cities Kroměříž is twinned with: Châteaudun, France Nitra, Slovakia Krems an der Donau, Austria Piekary Śląskie, Poland Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Ružomberok, Slovakia References External links Official tourist portal VisitKroměříž – unofficial tourist guide Photos of Kroměříž and background information Virtual tour of Kroměříž UNESCO listing for Kroměříž Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kroměříž District