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Drnek, Kladno dist., Central Bohemian Region

Deserted Medieval village ‘Svídna’

(14th–15th cent.)

The so-called turbulent terrain in western part of the deserted village.

The so-called turbulent terrain in western part of the deserted village.

Photo Z. Kačerová, 2014.

Deserted medieval village of ‘Svídna’ dates to the 14th and 15th centuries. Thanks to its well-preserved relics, ‘Svídna’ became a model site for the study of medieval villages in Bohemia. The village was composed of fourteen homesteads, including three-compartment houses made completely of stone, farm buildings, gardens and connected fields. The entire village was investigated using non-destructive archaeological methods, and three homesteads were also excavated in the 1960s and 1970s.

References: Smetánka 1988; Pešta 2000.

Navigation points: N 50°12'06.28", E 13°57'05.67" (west).

The so-called turbulent terrain in western part of the deserted village.
The so-called turbulent terrain in western part of the de...
Photo Z. Kačerová, 2014.
Homestead Nr. 14, walls.
Homestead Nr. 14, walls.
Photo M. Kuna, around 2000.
Homestead Nr. 14, walls.
Homestead Nr. 14, walls.
Photo M. Kuna, around 2000.
Medieval deserted village ruins.
Medieval deserted village ruins.
Photo Z. Kačerová, 2014.
Surface in the deserted village.
Surface in the deserted village.
Photo Z. Kačerová, 2014.
Unstable terrain covered by periwinkle - probably remaines of a Medieval garden.
Unstable terrain covered by periwinkle - probably remaine...
Photo M. Kuna, around 2000.
Drawn reconstruction of homesteads 1–3.
Drawn reconstruction of homesteads 1–3.
After Smetánka 1988.
Photoplan of houses Nos. 1 and 2 during archaeological field work.
Photoplan of houses Nos. 1 and 2 during archaeological fi...
Archives of the IoA, PY000228019.
A visit on the site.
A visit on the site.
Photo M. Cháb.

Map notes: 1–14 – plots of the original homesteads. Map symbols are available in the Downloads section.

Access map.
After Kuna et al. 2014.
Site plan.
After Kuna et al. 2014.

Selected fulltext articles and reports for further reading. Complete bibliographical records are available in the Downloads section as the List of publications.

Archeologický atlas Čech – Drnek
Pešta, J. 2000: Několik poznámek ke studiu půdorysné struktury venkovských sídel na území Čech, Průzkumy památek 7/2, 153–168.