Cesta do středověku aneb Středověkem z Jalového dvora do Konůvek

Jalový dvůr, extinct medieval village of Konůvky

This year we commemorate the anniversary of 660 years since the first written mention of the extinct medieval village of Konůvky. On this occasion, the Konůvky Association and the Moravian Museum 6 - 7 September 2025 organize an event for all those interested in history. In addition to the Saturday program in the reactive courtyard with craftsmen and the tournament, the two -day event will also be a Sunday costumed pilgrimage to Konůvky including several surprises. All those interested in the Middle Ages and Regional History are cordially invited. A walk from the reactive courtyard to Konůvek

Something to history

If you go from Rašovice or Heršpic through the Křižanovice brook valley, in less than two hours you will get into the picturesque meadow valley schouted in the shadow of steep slopes and age trees. The forest is quiet everywhere and you rarely meet you. At first glance, you might not know that there was a populous village in the Middle Ages along the stream. Kunovice, Kunovičky, Kuničky and Small Kuničky are all the names under which the extinct village performs in medieval documents. However, the folk tradition has adapted them in its own way and today we know it under the name Konůvky. For the first time, the village is commemorated in 1365. In the next hundred years, Konůvky often changed owners and also became a source of property disputes among small nobles. In the turbulent times of the first half of the 15th century, they gradually decrease in written documents and after several pauses, another record of the village appears only in 1481. Konůvky is already mentioned at that time as desolate. However, when this happened, we do not know for sure. The archaeological research was carried out here in the 60s and 70 years. During that time, more than 10 village houses from the supposed 33, the remains of the feudal residence, the church and partly also the adjacent terrace cemetery have been examined. Archaeological research also helped us to illuminate what happened to the village in the 15th century. The massive fire destructions on the fortress in places of individual village houses suggest that the village probably disappeared violently.