Zprávy památkové péče 2022, 82(4):529-543 | DOI: 10.56112/zpp.2022.4.05

Confrontation of the values of vanished and disappearing settlements in the so-called wider border area of South Bohemia with their new or planned construction

Daniel Šnejd, Michaela Špinarová, Gabriela Štastná

NPÚ, ÚOP v Českých Budějovicích

The villages that disappeared after 1945 attract public attention because of their disturbed past and the atmosphere of abandoned landscapes, but they also attract builders and are logically chosen for the design of new construction in zoning plans. These places lack monument protection, in rare cases they fall under the area protected areas, where, however, the object of protection is other than monument value. For most of the vanished settlements, therefore, planning documentation remains the only instrument for regulating development. Using the examples of several South Bohemian sites, the authors examine the extent to which it has succeeded in protecting the monumental, urban and archaeological values of these sites. Although in some spatial plans there is a clear effort to use tools for their preservation (rehabilitation), the result is usually not. The authors draw attention to the risk of loss of cultural and historical values in this neglected segment of cultural heritage. It should therefore be given due attention in the field of archaeology and conservation in the years to come, especially with the aim of establishing conservation protection for selected sites. Although many research tasks and scholarly works have focused on the topic of vanished villages in the past, the promotion of monument protection has not yet succeeded anywhere.

Keywords: borderland; urbanism; landscape; settlement; history; destruction; restoration; displacement; villages; development; plotting; ground plan; village; archaeology; colonization; location

Published: April 12, 2023  Show citation