Journal reporters
In the series Tales of Abandoned Buildings, we will guide you through more than 140 interesting buildings in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Every Tuesday you can scroll through the overview of selected abandoned houses according to the topic of the week, on Wednesday there will be a report from a selected building in your neighborhood, where the reporters of Deník went. In the seventh part, we will focus on abandoned spas, hospitals and camps.
Prague
The complex for war invalids in Prague’s Karlín was built between 1731 and 1737 according to the project of Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer. Invalids were recuperating here until 1935. Then, the uncompleted area was used as an archive or offices. It was destroyed in 2002 during floods. It has been under management since 2018 National Monument Institute and wakes up to life.
Invalidovna – a large baroque building in Prague 8-Karlín Source: Deník/Radek Cihla
Usti Region
During the First Republic, it was an exhibition medical facility. Jetřichovick sanatorium in the heart Czech Switzerland National Park it is also one of the symbols of the village thanks to this. But in recent years it has deteriorated. The new owner is planning to convert it into a hotel, everything was slowed down by last year’s fire.
Sanatorium in Jetřichovice Source: Deník/Alexandr Vanžura
Liberec region
The building of the former Jablonec Children’s Hospital in the street Peter Bezruč it has been empty for a quarter of a century. It was cleared in 1998. Since then, there has been nothing in the city-owned building. The silence in the long corridors and mostly empty rooms is broken from time to time by the policemen’s tactical exercises.
The large building of the former children’s hospital in Petra Bezruče Street Source: Deník/Jan Sedlák
Hradec Kralove region
Vojt’s method made the Railway famous throughout Europe. After the disappearance of the children’s spa in Jičínsk, the previously beautiful buildings fell into disrepair for many years. Thanks to the determination of enthusiasts, life is gradually returning to the area. All that remains is the building of the spa school, which is owned by the city and unfortunately is still unused.
The spa school remains today as the only dilapidated building of the entire spa facility. She too will hopefully see a renovation Source: Deník/Kateřina Chládková
Pardubice region
The walls smell of disinfection, the rooms are cleared and the corridors are dirty. Villa Klára in Litomyšl has been empty for years and is waiting for its new story. For the second time, the city is offering a historic building from the end of the 19th century, which was last used as a hospital for sale. However, interested parties are not flocking.
Villa Klára in Litomyšl has been empty since 2018. Waiting for a new story Source: Deník/Iveta Nádvorníková
South Bohemian region
The former lung hospital in Hrudkov, which has not been used for almost twenty years, has great potential for the future. It stands in an attractive location near Lipno in the very south of Bohemia and is close to Austrian lakes or slopes.
The former pulmonary hospital Hrudkov in August 2023. It operated from 1972 to 2005 Source: Deník/Zuzana Gabajová
Pilsen Region
Surroundings of the picturesque town Rabštejna nad Střela offers an abundance of romantic places inviting to visit. However, one of them stands out, the Kozičkův mill. Even the participants of the children’s camp at the nearby Železné Hamr are well aware of his murderous reputation. He regularly goes on trips around it. However, they do not embark on the path of courage to him.
Koziček’s mill on the Strěle river has an eventful history Source: Deník/Pavel Bouda
Karlovy Vary Region
Forest mill in Mariánské Lázně used to be a popular destination for walks. The owners expanded the original mill operation to a restaurant, cafe, dance hall and accommodation. The golden times of prosperity ended at the beginning of the 1990s. Today, however, better times dawned on Lesní mlýn.
The forest mill has been dilapidated for thirty years, now it is coming back to life Source: Diary/Antonín Hříbal
Highlands
The history of the hospital on Buchtova kopca near Daňkovice in the Žďársk region served as a children’s pulmonary hospital. For II. world war however, it was used by the Hitler Youth. After its end, the sanatorium started treating adults again, this time. The glory days are in the past and the building has been decaying for over ten years.
Pulmonary sanatorium on Buchtova hill in Daňkovice in Žďársk Source: Deník/Jiří Kašpárek
South-Moravian region
Like something out of a disaster movie. Such a view is revealed among the lush vegetation to a random pedestrian when he climbs up to the grounds of the former sanatorium near Bílovice nad Svitavou. Shattered windows, leaky roof, sprayed walls. The clinic closed in 2011 and South-Moravian region thus he lost a hundred beds for long-term patients.
Haunted barracks. The former sanatorium by the Svitava river is dilapidated even after the change of owner Source: Deník/Jan Charvát
Moravian-Silesian Region
In its heyday, the local springs were used to treat anemia, while the carbonic baths helped with rheumatism and heart diseases. At the beginning of the 20th century, the cream of the crop used to come here for recreation. They are today John’s Baths in an impoverished state. But now it is about to be renovated in a big way. It should begin by making two sources available.
Jánské Koupelí Complex, May 14, 2023 Source: Deník/Veronika Bernardová
Olomouc region
The roof is in danger of collapsing, the facade is damaged, the interiors are almost empty. This is what Villa Primavesi looked like in the 1990s, a former art nouveau gem and home to medical offices in the center Olomouc. After years of repairs, the building managed to return to its former beauty, which can be admired by local residents and tourists.
Villa Primavesi is open to the public for guided tours and cultural events. People there can also go to a cozy cafe with the option of sitting in the terrace garden Source: Deník/Magda Vránová
2023-08-23 05:45:20
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