Folk architecture is among the most endangered in the Highlands

Source
Jaroslava Mikešová
Publisher
ČTK
09.04.2009 16:00
Czech Republic

Kladno

Telč (Jihlava Region) - According to experts from the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ), folk architecture in the Vysočina Region is among the most endangered monuments. The region has over 3000 state-protected properties, with only 13.5 percent belonging to the category of folk architecture. Many of the designated buildings are not maintained, some have been demolished, and others have lost their value due to inappropriate modifications. However, there are also many good examples of the restoration of these monuments that tourists admire, as mentioned at today's seminar for heritage professionals in Telč.
    According to Jana Stará from the Telč NPÚ, the list of state-protected folk architecture properties in Vysočina comprises the most homesteads (321) and rural houses (35). There are also 25 mills, 16 granaries, and six barns protected by the state, along with forges, toll houses, or flax factories. The highest number of folk architecture monuments from the five districts of Vysočina can be found in the Žďár region. Tourists can view 145 timber-framed and 70 brick buildings listed in the heritage care registry there. Conversely, the least protected rural buildings are in the Pelhřimov region.
    According to Radim Silný from the Telč NPÚ, it often happens that the relevant building authorities fail to prevent the degradation of monuments or the values of their surroundings in time. For example, in Bobrová in the Žďár region, where a church renovation was managed by the famous builder Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl, a homeowner replaced the windows with plastic ones and painted the façade of the country house red. According to Silný, during restorations, significant stuccos, original windows, and doors, including valuable blacksmith fittings, often disappear from the houses.
    There are only three heritage reserves and five village heritage zones in the region, which were declared in 1995 and 2004. Many other villages deserve to be included on the list, such as Třeštice in the Jihlava region or Kadov in the Žďár region, Silný believes.
    With 45 cultural monuments, Křižánky in the Žďár region has the largest village reserve in the Vysočina region since 1995. The second was declared in Krátká in the Žďár region, where the former court building is one of the most remarkable structures. The last of the three village heritage reserves is in Dešov in the Třebíč region. The homesteads there feature rich stucco decorations and ornate entrance gates.
    Heritage zones are located in Práskolesí in the Jihlava region, in Zhoř in the Pelhřimov region, in Ubušín in the Žďár region, in Petrovice in the Havlíčkův Brod region, and in Boňov in the Třebíč region.
    According to Marek Fajman from NPÚ in Brno, there are also exemplary cases of care for monuments: for instance, the restoration of property number 30 in Velká Losenice, where the owner had a beautiful stucco façade restored. Notable restorations also include the repair of the Neoclassical court in Sněžné in the Žďár region and the granary in Těchobuz in the Pelhřimov region, he added.
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