Editing Cheb (section)

===Town square===
[[File:Cheb Špalíček 2.jpg|thumb|Špalíček]]
In the centre of the historic town centre is the Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad Square. One of the symbols of the Cheb architecture is a group of houses known as ''Špalíček''. It is located in the middle of the town square and dates from the 13th century. The bizarre complex of eleven houses consists of narrow, four and five-storey houses without a courtyard, divided by a {{convert|1.6|m|ft}} wide alley. They are mostly in the late Gothic style. The outline of the two blocks can still be seen on the oldest existing records of 1472.<ref>{{cite web |title=Špalíček|url=http://encyklopedie.cheb.cz/cz/encyklopedie/spalicek|work=Encyklopedie města Cheb|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>

The most valuable burgher house on the town square is the Schirdinger House. It is a Gothic house, built at the beginning of the 13th century and restored after the fire in the 15th century. The Renaissance reconstruction took place in 1622–1626. Today it houses a gallery and a café.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schirdingerovský dům|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/schirdingerovsky-dum-20576146|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref>

Among the other valuable houses on the town square is the Town House, also known as Pachelbel's House or Juncker House. The house was first mentioned already in the 14th century. On 24 February 1634, [[Albrecht von Wallenstein]] was murdered here. Since 1873, the house serves as the town museum. The museum was later expanded to the neighbouring house.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town House|url=https://www.visitcheb.cz/pamatky/domy-namesti-pesi-zona/48?lang=en|publisher=Visit Cheb|access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref>

The Grüner House on the town square is a Gothic-Baroque house. It belonged to the well-known Wrendl family from 1591 until 1876, whose family coat of arms is above the entrance. When the house was owned by magistrate councillor Grüner in the first half of the 19th century, [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] frequently spent time here.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grüner House|url=https://visitcheb.cz/pamatky/domy-namesti-pesi-zona/16?lang=en|publisher=Visit Cheb|access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref>