Nápravníkovo stavení House

Welcome to Humpolci. You're standing in front of a building called Nápravníkovo stavení. Now, when you look at it, you see an inconspicuous, but very valuable ground house. It is a building that combines the residential and economic parts, and generally acts as a silent witness to ancient times. Feel the atmosphere of this place, because you are in front of the last preserved original house from the whole of Zichpil Humpolek district. Everything else from the original building of this part of town has already disappeared, and that is why this object is so unique. It's basically the only window in the past that allows us to imagine what this neighborhood looked like centuries ago.

Let us now stop at the question of when and how this house was created. The exact records of builders are missing, but modern science has helped us estimate the time of its creation. Thanks to the analysis of the wood from which the house is built, we know that the construction took place approximately seven hundred and ninety-three to seven hundred and ninety-four. So imagine the world of the end of the eighteenth century, a time of great social change, when people were engaged in crafts and agriculture in these areas. This house was built at the time to serve as a functional facility for life and work under one roof.

Now pay attention to the architecture itself. Notice this is a so-called half-garted house. This means that part of the walls is made up of grafted structures made of wooden beams, while other parts are solved differently. Check the facade and the overall availability of the building. It's fascinating to see the house change over time. If you think about internal arrangements, you'll find that the house doesn't know its current state from the beginning. In the year one thousand eight hundred forty, the residential part was rebuilt. It was at that time that the bread oven was abolished, which was the heart of home in the earlier days.

If you look at the details that are visible today, think about how our understanding of comfort has changed. Originally, the residential part formed only one large room, where the whole life of the family concentrated. In this one room it was cooked, ate and rested. And if you could now perceive the house in its original form from the late eighteenth century, you would notice one fundamental difference in the details below your feet. The floors in the living rooms were originally clay. Imagine that feeling when you entered the house and your shoes touched the coiled dirt. Today, wooden floors are already wooden, which is the result of subsequent modifications and reconstruction, which the house has more clearly prepared for modern visitors.

Although we don't know the specific names of the personalities that lived in this house, the name Nápravníkovo stavení itself suggests a certain human story. Even though today we don't know exactly who this fixer was, the house itself tells the story of survival. While the surrounding building of the Zichpil district gradually disappeared, this particular house persisted. He became such a silent guardian of the memory of the people who lived here, worked and formed a community that now only exists in historical records.

Here comes one interesting thing to help you realize the value of this place. This object is not just an ordinary old house. Since the year two thousand ten has been officially declared a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. This means that the state has recognised its extraordinary importance for our history and culture. He's a unique witness to a demise, which makes him basically an irreplaceable piece of the puzzle of Humpola history. Without this house, we would be much harder to imagine architecture and life in the Zichpil district.

After a long time, the house was reregistered and renovated. In the year two thousand and twelve it was made available to the public after extensive reconstruction. It is thanks to this care that you can now stand in front of a building that looks like it should and is protected for future generations. It's a beautiful example of how an old building can be saved from oblivion and breathed new life into it as part of a scandal.

Now that you have learned about the origin, architecture and transformation of this half-gagged house, I suggest you go around it again in peace. Feel the contrast between the wood elements and the rest of the building. Try to imagine what the sound of the bread oven that used to heat here must have been, and what the clay floor must have felt under the feet of the people more than two styles ago. It's a place where time has stopped and where you can forget the rush of a modern city for a while.

This concludes the short tour of the Corrector's Station. I hope you're interested in this little but significant piece of history and that you felt a connection with the people who lived here at a time when the world was much slower. We now invite you to explore further the surroundings and discover the other secrets that Humpolec and the Zichpil scandal hide within themselves. We wish you a pleasant continuation of your journey and a pleasant day.