ŠÁRKA VALLEY
Prehistoric Settlement Region and Early Medieval Šárka Hillfort
An elevated settlement on the summit of Šesták Rock, a rocky promontory protruding above the valley from Liboc on the east, was the centre of the prehistoric settlement in the valley of the Šárka Stream. The local findings gave name to the middle…
VINOŘ HILLFORT
Polycultural Locality – Early Přemyslid Hillfort and High Medieval Fortress
Archaeologists have been familiar with the locality since the 19th century. In the 1980s, a detailed plan of the hillfort was produced and surface collection was carried out. The Institute of Archaeology of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University…
ZÁVIST AND ŠANCE HILLFORTS
The most extensive Celtic fortification system in Bohemia at the turn of the Early and Late Iron Age and the later Celtic oppidum
The Hradiště Hill towering about 200 metres above the Vltava right riverbank, is situated along the south border of Prague and overlooks the Vltava and Berounka confluence. On the northeast, its slopes descend to the Břežany Stream valley, on the…
SIEGE CAMP IN FRONT OF NEW CASTLE NEAR KUNRATICE
Ruins of a fortified military camp
Multiple terrain adjustments have survived in the centre of Kunratice Forest in the outer ward of Nový hrad (New Castle) which may be interpreted as a medieval military camp. As indicated by chronicle records, its origin may be associated with the…
HOSTIVAŘ HILLFORT
Early Iron Age hillfort
The existence of the Hostivař Hillfort has been known since the early 20th century. It is situated on a flat, nearly rectangular hillock slightly descending from east to west. Steep slopes, encircled by the Botič Stream on the south, west, and north…
NEW CASTLE NEAR KUNRATICE
The New Castle near Kunratice is a uniquely preserved medieval castle structure in Prague. It was built by Wenceslaus IV, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans (1361–1419), on the apt promontory northwest to Kunratice village. The…
THE BENEDICTINE MONASTERY IN BŘEVNOV
Archaeological research of the Benedictine Monastery compound was carried out several times. The excavations in the eastern part of the church, which lasted for nearly ten years (starting in 1965), brought the most significant discovery. A layout of…
