Technical landmarks in Hradecko Region

Bydžovská Lhotka – chicory drying room

One of the last drying rooms in the Czech Republic preserved in its original form. Chicory was grinded and used as a coffee substitute. The final product was called cikorka. Balounkova cikorka produced in Nový Bydžov was very well known.

cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bydžovská_Lhotka

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Třebechovice pod Orebem – water channel Alba

A water raceway from the 16th century reaches the length of 18 km. Two to four meter wide bed of the channel is partly paved and some parts are channeled above the terrain. The raceway joints the main river near Častolovice, flows through Čestice to Týniště nad Orlicí and Třebechovice pod Orebem, where it flows into the river Dědina.

www.alba.hu.cz

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Hradec Králové – hydroelectric power station on the River Elbe

Not only technically but also artistically interesting Art Nouveau building of hydroelectric power station on the River Elbe from 1909. It has a turbine station for hydroelectric power station, a new bridge and a weir called Hučák. It is possible to go for a tour in this still functional unique complex.

http://www.cez.cz/cs/vyroba-elektriny/obnovitelne-zdroje/informacni-centrum.html

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Hradec Králové – City Spa

A functionalist building was built in 1933. With its 30-meter long swimming pool with still functioning surf, the spa became the most modern indoor baths in the country. The spa is currently extended by the water amusement park.

http://www.snhk.cz/index.php?page=1135071920

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Hradec Králové – Moravian bridge with power station

A Moravian bridge built on the River Orlice in its regulation in the years 1910-1914. The bridge connects by the road the old and the new city of Hradec Králové. Hydroelectric power station was built between 1913 and 1914.

http://www.turistika.cz/turisticke-cile/detail/hradec-kralove-moravsky-jez-vodni-elektrarna-na-orlici

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Hradec Králové – Prague bridge

A single-arch iron bridge across the River Elbe was built in 1910 by J. Kotěra and became a decoration of the town. The construction of the bridge is equipped with lighting columns and arches above the road and with round structures on the bridgeheads.

http://www.izdoprava.cz/view.php?nazevclanku=prazsky-most-v-hradci-kralove-pripomina-vyznamneho-ceskeho-architekta&cisloclanku=2008110002

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Hradec Králové / Plácky – road bridge

The road bridge over the River Elbe originates from the early 20th century. The construction of the bridge is concrete with one low segmented arch which is supported against the massive riverfront pillars. It is a very rare technical landmark made in Art Nouveau style.

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Popovice – water mill

A timbered multi-storey water mill. The mill equipment inside is not preserved. The water raceway is edged with willows. In the neighborhood there is a memorable oak - the oldest oak in the Hradec Králové Region.

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