Staré Město – Veligrad Great Moravian Centre
Early Middle Ages (c.600–907 CE, Great Moravian 830–907)·Great Moravia (Veligrad hypothesis; Svatopluk)·🇨🇿 Zlín Region, Uherské Hradiště district, Staré Město, Morava valley, Czech Republic
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About Staré Město – Veligrad Great Moravian Centre
; 9th c. rampart and churches as great moravian agglomeration veligrad with na valách cemetery and sady hillfort. Documented via 1848; Hrubý & Hochmanová 1949; Chropovský. 100 with swords). It illustrates Great Moravia (Veligrad hypothesis; Svatopluk) expansion and ste: agglomeration 250 ha incl. suburbs; cemetery 2,500 graves.
Why it mattersStaré Město – Veligrad Great Moravian Centre in Zlín Region, Uherské Hradiště district, Staré Město, Morava valley, Czech Republic is a Early Middle Ages (c.600–907 CE, Great Moravian 830–907) Great M
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Which Veligrad is real capital: Staré Město vs Mikulčice
Theories
- 01Staré Město Uherské Hradiště as secular power vs Mikulčice ecclesiastical
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 8th c.; 9th c. rampart and churches
- Period
- Early Middle Ages (c.600–907 CE, Great Moravian 830–907)
- Culture
- Great Moravia (Veligrad hypothesis; Svatopluk)
- Purpose
- Great Moravian agglomeration Veligrad with Na Valách cemetery and Sady hillfort
- Abandoned
- 907
- Rediscovered
- 1848; Hrubý & Hochmanová 1949; Chropovský
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
8th c.; 9th c. rampart and churches
Initial construction
c. 1431 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
49.0772° N · 17.4417° E · 50 m · 2 mapped features
Staré Město Na Valách Cemetery
cemeteryGreat Moravian cemetery 2,500 graves with swords and jewellery
49.0780° N · 17.4420° EUherské Hradiště-Sady Hillfort with Church
hillfortHillfort with mortared church on Sady hill (Na Dědině)
49.0760° N · 17.4410° E