TECHNICAL HERITAGE IN POSÁZAVÍ

The St. Joseph Adit is one of the many mine workings in an important part of the Jihlava gold-bearing district - the Kocourské vein zone.

Mining of the local adit from the valley of the Turyňský brook took place in 1949-1950 as part of the exploration of the entire Jílové gold-bearing district. At the same time, an old adit mined eastwards from the valley of the Chotouňský brook was opened in the western part of Halíř. The mining of the old adit did not yield any interesting results. The new Haliri adit, which opened up the entire vein zone with its length of about 270 m, undercut extensive surface remains, possibly of medieval workings.

This Neo-Renaissance technical building was erected in 1917. It was designed by Jan Vladimír Hráský, together with the complete design for the water mains. It has an eclectic character with some Art Nouveau elements. The water well was in use until 1970’s when Benešov was connected to the remote water supply Želivka. The Water tower is registered in the Central list of cultural sights of the Czech republic.

Manufactory of earthenware:  Production was established in the early 90th of  the 18th century - probably 1791 or 1793 -  by Franz Joseph of  Vrtba (1759-1830). Initially, it took place in the buildings of the Týnec castle complex . In 1812, a new two-storey rectangular building was built due to expansion of production. In 1866, production stopped and the building remained unused

The Štěchovice dam is located near the village of the same name, about 28 kilometres south of Prague. Today, the main purpose of the reservoir is to balance peak flows from the Slapy and Orlík hydroelectric power stations. The flooded area of the dam is 95.7 m. It has found its use for recreation, navigation and sport.