Pohansko
Pohansko · Pohansko Břeclav · Pohansko Great Moravian Centre · Břeclav-Pohansko
Early Medieval Great Moravia 780–907 (Mojmirid)·Great Moravian Slavs (Mojmirid dynasty, Carolingian imports)·🇨🇿 South Moravian Region, Břeclav District, Pohansko hunting manor 3 km south of Břeclav at Dyje (Thaya)–Morava confluence floodplain (Lednice–Valtice), Czech Republic
About
About Pohansko
Pohansko — Great Moravian agglomeration (late 8th–10th c, peak 830–900) 3 km south Břeclav at Dyje–Morava confluence, 28 ha central fort + 2 suburbs = 50 ha total. Excavated 1958– Masaryk University (Poulík, Dostál, Macháček): rampart 4 m high 20 m wide, moat, magnate courtyard (dvorec) 20×10 m with church (3-nave basilica), 407 graves, Carolingian helmet 2015, craft quarters (jewellery, blacksmith). Interpreted as munitio/emporium or palatium of Moravian rulers (Macháček). Comparison Hedeby–Pohansko. Dyje floodplain pastures, Morava marshes.
Why it mattersIconic Great Moravian palatium candidate — Carolingian helmet and 407 graves at Morava–Dyje
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Palatium vs emporium?
Theories
- 01Macháček: ruler palatium of Svatopluk circle
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.780–800 CE initial Great Moravian rampart; 830–900 peak
- Period
- Early Medieval Great Moravia 780–907 (Mojmirid)
- Culture
- Great Moravian Slavs (Mojmirid dynasty, Carolingian imports)
- Builders
- Great Moravian Mojmirid princes (Mojmir I–Svatopluk)
- Purpose
- Morava–Dyje confluence fortified centre — possible ruler palatium and emporium
- Abandoned
- 907 CE Magyar collapse of Great Moravia
- Rediscovered
- 1958 J. Poulík; ongoing Muni Brno Macháček
- Excavation
- Excavated
780 CE
Rampart foundation Dyje–Morava
830–900 CE
Magnate courtyard basilica and 407 graves
2015
Carolingian helmet in courtyard
On the ground
Structures & features
48.7250° N · 16.8980° E · 155 m · 3 mapped features
Magnate Courtyard (Dvorec) with Church
courtyard20×10 m courtyard with 3-nave basilica limestone, Carolingian helmet 2015
48.7255° N · 16.8985° ERampart 4 m High
rampartEarth-timber rampart 4 m high 20 m wide 550×500 m enclosing 28 ha
48.7245° N · 16.8970° ECraft Quarter and 407 Graves
cemeteryJewellery/blacksmith quarter and magnate cemetery 407 graves
48.7260° N · 16.8990° E
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