Netolice, Prachatice dist., South Bohemian Region
Early Medieval hillfort, archaeological park
(10th–12th cent.)
Reconstructed Early Medieval rampart of the hillfort in Netolice, taken from southwest.
Photo M. Pták, 2014.
The Early Medieval Přemyslid administrative centre from the 10th to 12th century is now home to an archaeological park built at the site in 2004. Although few traces of the hillfort’s original fortifications have been preserved in the field (with the exception of a bank on the eastern part of the acropolis), wood and earth chamber ramparts have been reconstructed, including an oak palisade and a stone screen wall. A lookout tower was incorporated into the fortification, too. Foundations of Early Medieval Church of St John the Baptist known from written evidence were discovered during archaeological excavations conducted nearby.
References: Beneš J. a kol. 2010, 2012a, 2012b.
Navigation points: N 49°03'02.22", E 14°12'03.27" (acropolis).
Map notes: A – Early Modern Period path through the original fortification; B – hollow way, probably the original entrance to the hillfort; C – rampart reconstruction. Map symbols are available in the Downloads section.
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 – NetoliceBeneš, J. a kol. 2010: Archeologický výzkum raně středověkého hradiště Na Jánu v Netolicích a objev zaniklé církevní architektury, Archeologické výzkumy v jižních Čechách 23, 191–204.Beneš, J. a kol. 2012a: Raně středověké hradiště Na Jánu a archeopark v Netolicích. Výzkum kostela sv. Jana Křtitele a jeho následná prezentace veřejnosti, Rekonstrukce a prezentace archeologických objektů 1, 5–17.Beneš, J. a kol. 2012b: Výzkum hradiště Na Jánu v Netolicích v krajinných, antropologických, genetických a artefaktuálních souvislostech: zpráva za sezónu 2011, Archeologické výzkumy v jižních Čechách 25, 265–277.