Ústí, Přerov dist., Olomouc Region

This early medieval hillfort has preserved traces of a multiple fortification from Moravian times, and we may assume that it was somehow connected with a far-distance trade route. The fortified settlement was first mentioned in 1891; an archaeological excavation was carried out and the finds evaluated only in the 1990s. A thin layer from the Middle Hillfort period came to light as well as a feature dug into the lime subsoil. We assume that this settlement controlled the Kraków far-distance route. In the vicinity of the settlement, a large hoard of hacksilver was discovered (Kelčov hoard) containing 247 completely preserved coins and more than a thousand coin fragments. The fortified settlement spread over a surface of 3 ha; best preserved on the south-east side, it consists of a 45-m-broad band of four parallel earthworks (length around 150 m and preserved height of 5–7 m). Currently, the site is forested and covered with herb and shrub layers.

References: Šmíd 1991; Lutovský 2001; Peška–Plaček 2002; Čižmář 2004.

Navigation point: N 49°31‘21.08“, E 17°45‘14.76“.