OLD ROADS IN DOLNÍ POMORAVÍ IN THE MIKULČICE AND KOPČANY AREA: HYPOTHESES SUPPORTED BY THE ANALYSIS OF OLD MAPS AND AERIAL IMAGERY
OLD ROADS IN DOLNÍ POMORAVÍ IN THE MIKULČICE AND KOPČANY AREA: HYPOTHESES SUPPORTED BY THE ANALYSIS OF OLD MAPS AND AERIAL IMAGERY

Author(s): Jaromír Kolejka, Martin Boltižiar, Matej Vojtek
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Environmental Geography, Maps / Cartography
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: old roads; Mikulčice; Kopčany; Morava River;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with a method of integrated analysis of old maps and aerial photographs taken at different periods in order to identify old roads in the region of Dolní Pomoraví. The plain landscape, represented by the floodplain of the Morava River, has undergone numerous changes in the area of Mikulčice and Kopčany in connection with the development of its own floodplain and its use by man from the earliest times to the present. Since it is the inundation area, fluvial processes have led to the formation of typical terrain shapes that have been taken into account when crating the roads. Moreover, the later hydrotechnical interventions into the natural regime of the floodplain also reflected in the creation of roads. Taking into account both natural and anthropogenic conditions in the floodplain, they can therefore be a good starting point for distinguishing old and newer parts of roads. From the knowledge of old road network, it is possible to derive the former property conditions and impact of the settlements and in this case, it is also the approximate course of the centuries-old state border across the floodplain. Integrated analysis of old maps and aerial imagery often brings interesting and unexpected results that can also be found in practical applications and can be helpful in making further spatial analyses leading to new findings. Although the results extend beyond to a rather distant or near undated past, they can be applied in a variety of ways when deciding on the future of the study area which stands for UNESCO registration as a cross-border archeopark.

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