Discover Krakovany

Krakovany brings together the history of a Protestant congregation, a protected tree near the church and historic radar technology. The present-day brick prayer house and the Krakovanská lípa provide tangible points of reference for the town’s history; radar technology offers another historical perspective.

Protestant history and the prayer house

A Reformed Protestant congregation was established in Krakovany in 1784. The present-day brick Protestant prayer house dates from 1803. There are 19 years between these two dates; they refer to different things: the establishment of the congregation and the date of the present-day building. A prayer house is a place of prayer; the term explains its religious character, while the masonry and date identify the building more specifically. Anyone interested in Protestant history can consider the founding of the congregation and the prayer house side by side as communal and architectural perspectives.

The Krakovanská lípa near the church

Near the Protestant church stands the Krakovanská lípa, a protected memorial tree. It was planted in 1854; in 2009, it measured 27 metres. The timeline therefore extends from the prayer house’s construction in 1803 to the linden’s planting 51 years later; the height refers to the 2009 measurement. The church and tree are close to each other, but represent different themes: the prayer house represents Protestant history, while the linden represents a protected memorial tree. If you would like to explore cultural history and natural monuments together, you will find two distinct points of interest in the same area.

Historic radar technology

Six WASSERMAN M IV radar units were built near Krakovany. This type was the only one of its kind in what is now the Czech Republic; its range made it possible to monitor the entire territory of the former Protectorate. Thus, a local point of reference near Krakovany is set against a historical claim about the entire Protectorate. These two scales help distinguish the units that were built from the range of their monitoring. A historical description of the KORALLE radar station mentions two surviving bases for Würzburg Riese radar units near the cable exchange. This brings concrete structural remains into view alongside the type and its range. The information also uses different geographical reference points: the type’s uniqueness refers to the territory of what is now the Czech Republic, while its range refers to the entire territory of the former Protectorate. This makes it possible to distinguish the present-day geographical context from the historical surveillance area.

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The listed accommodation does not necessarily have to be in the town itself, and results and availability may change. This lets you decide whether a place to stay within a 30 km radius also suits your travel plans.

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