and one of the biggest in the Monarchy belonged, from 1806, to the Prochaska family. Originally it functioned at Stroma street. Its subsequent owners always tried to keep up with the times and bought the most modern printing machines and the printers employed there were part of the elite in that profession. Both Polish and Czech Cieszyn still maintain the tradition. The printing-firms operating in Czech Cieszyn are some of the biggest in Europe. Details about the history of Cieszyn printing can be obtained in Muzeum Drukarstwa.