Urban decay: destroyed village of Kníničky exposed on the ground of Brno dam

by Michal Kašpárek on July 13, 2009

The dam northwest of Brno was created in the 1930s and it flooded the old village “Kníničky”. New village with the same name was built nearby and the ruins of the original place have been decaying under water…

…until now – the dam is being cleaned and it has extremly low level of water, which exposes the ruins of the destroyed village. Although the place smells and there is really nothing beautiful to see, it atracts many people these days.

Old Kníničky in the times when there were no New Kníničky - before WW2. Source: rozdrojky.blog.cz

Old Kníničky in the times when there were no New Kníničky - before WW2. Source: rozdrojky.blog.cz

Old Kníničky today

Old Kníničky today

If you are going to visit the ruins of old Kníničky, don’t touch any suspicious objects there – some explosives from World War II were found nearby in recent days.

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