Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 11-18
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 21-52
Malá Haná is naturally defined but still relatively unknown region, the knowledge of which is still mostly based on old findings and surface prospecting. Despite its altitude never below 300 m this part of north-western Moravia was popular among prehistoric people throughout all pre-history due to the fertile soils covering underlying loess.Findings from the Early and Middle Stone Age in the form of Chipped Stone industry have been so far only encountered here rarely. The relatively intensive settlement here only dates to the Later Stone Age - the period of Linear Pottery culture. Whereas findings of the Stroked Pottery culture are completely lacking...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 53-73
The goal of this paper is to provide the basic overview of the settlement and significance of some archaeological sites on the basis of the localities' list in the region Malá Haná from the Roman period. The prominent position among them takes the cremated burial site from the Early Roman period in Jevíčko. The five-year lasting archaeological research (2010-2014) under the leadership of the author of this article showed the important position of this locality in the period before and probably during Marcomannic wars (166-180). The evidence is made by founded gifts in graves, not only Elbe-Germanic but also Roman and East Germanic (Przeworsk and Wielbark)...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 75-90
In 2000 it was discovered an early medieval fortification of the area of almost 2 hectares on the top of a promontory above the river Nectava at the cadastral municipality of Biskupice, a fortification unknown to experts up to date. The fortification consists of a circular earthwork and a ditch at a more accessible south-west side. The second line of the fortification is made in the easier manner (a rampart of a bulwark?). Only few ceramic finds, dated approximately to the Middle Hillfort period, is known from this locality. The absence of ceramics indicates a short-term usage of this fortification. Between years 2002-2006 the place was subjected to...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 91-150
The presented paper represents the contribution to the discussion about the development a medieval route from East Bohemia to North-West Moravia in a short passage of the European watershed Elbe-Danube between towns Litomyšl and Svitavy. The authors follow their previous publication (Cendelín, D. - Bolina, P. - Adam, D.: Jevíčko na cestě z Prahy do Olomouce v raném středověku. Úsek Litomyšl-Konice. Jevíčko 2010) and cope with the criticism of that work, which was written by Karel Severin and published in the collection Archaeologia historica in 2012 (Severin, K.: Dušan Cendelín - Pavel Bolina - Dušan Adam: Jevíčko na cestě z Prahy do Olomouce v období...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 151-162
This paper deals with building new churches in Opatovice and Svitavy deanery in accordance with Joseph's ecclesiastical policy in 1780s. Establishing new parishes and local chaplaincies represented an impulse to build new churches and rebuild older buildings. The widest building activities primarily took place in the newly established Opatovice deanery. A numerous non-Catholic minority, which achieved the legalization after issuing the Patent of Toleration, lived here. After that, the congregation of the reformed church (the Helvetic Confession) was founded in Vanovice. The local Catholic majority was afraid of the growth of the non-Catholicism in...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 163-179
The paper deals with the manifestation of magic and beliefs in superstitions in everyday life of 19th century people, or more precisely their representation in the period press Našinec. On the basis of qualitative document analysis it was examined that despite the secular tendencies, magic and superstitious beliefs of people seemed to be a normal part of their life. The regional press informed about concrete cases of superstitious people as regards folk medicine, bewitching of livestock or clouds etc. The attitudes of authors of these articles have been followed and it may be said that they often mentioned their laments over superstitiousness of people...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 181-192
Prof. Dr. Franz Spina (1868-1938), the prominent person of German political life in Czechoslovakia, who positively influenced Czech-German relations in the interwar period. He was born in Městečko Trnávka, after studies he taught at secondary schools and later at the German University in Prague. In 1920-1938 he was a deputy of the Czechoslovak National Assembly and in 1926-1938 a Minister of the Czechoslovak government. When his party the Farmers' League (Bund der Landwirte) became a part of Henlein's SdP, he resigned from all his functions. Shortly before his death, he attempted to restore the German Democratic Party.
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 193-205
Ladislav Vymětal, the prominent native from Jaroměřice near Jevíčko, was the big enthusiast of the English language which he intensively focused on during his unfortunately short life. He worked as an English teacher in Prague and as an author of many English textbooks, he was a great pioneer in the field of English Philology in interwar Czechoslovakia. He published over twenty grammar books and textbooks for the English Institute in Prague, where he also worked, and then another books in Brno. His textbooks have been repeatedly published and used for a long time after the year 1945. Moreover, he was a significant translator of English written novels,...
Historica Olomucensia vol. S2 (2014), 207-225
Jaroslav Mackerle (1913-1964) certainly belongs among the most prominent personalities of Malá Haná. He was already enchanted by the culture and history of this region during his childhood. Mackerle was born on 8th August 1913 in Jevíčko. After finishing his studies at the Real Grammar School in Jevíčko, he studied architecture at the University of Technology in Brno and during his studies he was interested in a cartoon film. In this period, he made a film Pejsek Čokl, which represents a certain allegory on the Italian invasion into Abyssinia (today's Ethiopia) in 1935. This film was awarded in the international competition of amateur films in Berlin...
