Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(Příloha):87-92

Summary of the issue of surveying the montane landscapes of the Ore Mountains

Tomáš Karel, Alžběta Kratochvílová, Ondřej Malina

This article summarizes the specifics of the montane landscapes as part of the newly declared landscape conservation zones in the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory) for which a detailed heritage survey was conducted. The specifics of the Ore Mountains montane landscape, however, require the usage of a combination of survey methods. The basic determinant affecting the readability of the historical development of the area is the dramatic shaping of the landscape, caused not only by natural mountain conditions and its own lignite activities, but also the wide range of post-montane activities including topographical applanation for economic use and demolition activities in the post-war evacuated border areas. The survey methods must therefore be based on substantial multidisciplinary collaboration so that, if possible, the comprehensive heritage potential may be captured of not only all the major components of the development of montane landscapes, but also the related settlement areas, now mostly extinct.

Keywords: Ore Mountains; Krušné hory; montane landscape; landscape conservation areas; mining activities; montane topography; methodology of heritage preservation; historical underground

Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation