The region will announce a competition for the new design of the Mikulčice archaeological park

Mikulčice (Hodonínsko) - The South Moravian Region will provide one million crowns for an architectural competition, from which a new form of the archaeological park in Mikulčice in the Hodonín region will emerge. In the future, modernization of its buildings, where valuable exhibits from local excavations are displayed, is planned. They need modernization, said the region's spokesman Jan Chmelíček today to ČTK. The Mikulčice site presents the remains of the Great Moravian fortress Valy. It is currently in the process of being listed as a UNESCO site.
    The money will be used to select a firm that will organize the architectural competition for the regional office. From the submitted proposals, experts will then choose a project for the overall reconstruction of the complex.
    More and more tourists are heading to Mikulčice for the excavations. The local archaeological site needs a complete renovation. It is necessary for archaeologists to build a new base, which burned down some time ago. The construction of this facility alone will cost 25 million crowns. The main building of the complex, its first pavilion, and the surrounding area will also be upgraded.
    The total costs have not yet been estimated. In the future, there are plans to connect Mikulčice and the neighboring Slovakian Kopčany, where the Great Moravian church stands - one of the oldest Christian temples in Central Europe. The Morava River divides both sites. Within two years, a footbridge for tourists should span it. This will create the Moravian-Slovak archaeological park Mikulčice-Kopčany.
    The fortress Valy was one of the most important centers of Great Moravia. It consists of a fortress with outer bailey and an adjacent settlement agglomeration. The main fortress rises nearly seven meters above the surrounding terrain. According to legend, the apostles Cyril and Methodius worked there. In 1962, the fortress was declared a national cultural monument.