DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-979-2-0052

PROMĚNA VENKOVSKÉ KRAJINY KOLEM KŘTIN / TRANSFORMATION OF THE RURAL LANDSCAPE AROUND KŘTINY VILLAGE

Petr Jelínek ORCID...¹

¹ Ústav lesnické botaniky, dendrologie a geobiocenologie, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 3, Brno 613 00, Česká republika

The use of the landscape of the Moravian Karst goes back to prehistoric times and this also applies to its central part, where the town of Křtiny is located. The Výpustek cave and the valley, especially with the Býčí skála cave (Bull Rock cave), were used by prehistoric people and later by more modern cultures in the Bronze Age. Here the shrine of celtic cultures was based. Later, a village and a temple were built in the valley of the Křtinský brook, which continued the old rites and significance. Even before the construction of the baroque church, numerous pilgrimages took place here and the local markets also took advantage of the findings from the caves, especially the Vypustek. The landscape was already partly deforested with numerous fields and pastures. In the last two hundred years the area has undergone major changes, with the use of fossil fuels reducing pressure on the forests and increasing pressure on the open countryside, which is being more intensively exploited. This has gone hand in hand with the decline of some rare species tied to this environment.

Keywords: Krtiny village, endangered species, protected areas, landuse change

pages: 52-58, online: 2024