The title Historic City of the Year has been competed for since 1994

Prague - The profile of the competition for the Award for the best preparation and implementation of the Urban Heritage Reserve (MPR) and Urban Heritage Zone (MPZ) Regeneration Program and the title of Historical City of the Year.   
    Announcement of the award: in April, usually on International Day for Monuments and Historical Sites (April 18).
    Origin: the founding document was signed based on a government resolution on November 2, 1994, by representatives of the entities guaranteeing the award - the Minister of Culture, the Minister of Economy (later taken over by the Minister for Regional Development), and the Chairman of the Union of Historical Towns of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia (SHSČMS).
    Award: consists of an artistic piece made of Czech crystal symbolizing historical sites (it is the property of SHSČMS and the winners are inscribed on a free space, who receive a replica), a commemorative graphic sheet, and a financial amount of one million crowns.
    Regeneration Program: the Urban Heritage Reserve and Urban Heritage Zone Regeneration Program was established by a government resolution in March 1992 as a tool for the rescue and development of historical cores of towns and municipalities. From 1993 to 2005, approximately 3.3 billion crowns were spent from the state budget within the program for the repair of about seven and a half thousand monuments.
    
Results to date:

Year	Date of Presentation	Winner	Other Nominated Towns
1994	April 27, 1995	Svitavy	none
1995	April 18, 1996	Kadaň	Třeboň
1996	April 18, 1997	Třeboň	Jimramov, Klášterec nad Ohří, Štramberk
1997	April 17, 1998	Kroměříž	Budyně nad Ohří, Kutná Hora
1998	April 16, 1999	Klášterec nad Ohří	Jindřichův Hradec
1999	April 17, 2000	Kutná Hora	Jindřichův Hradec, Litomyšl
2000	April 17, 2001	Litomyšl	Česká Kamenice, Loket, Prachatice
2001	April 17, 2002	Nový Jičín	Františkovy Lázně, Prachatice
2002	April 17, 2003	Prachatice	Chrudim, Příbor
2003	April 28, 2004	Spálené Poříčí	Karviná, Nové Hrady
2004	April 27, 2005	Františkovy Lázně	Boskovice, Česká Kamenice
2005	April 18, 2006	Česká Kamenice	Polná, Uherské Hradiště