Archeologické nálezy v uliciach Košíc – studne
Archaeological finds in the streets of Košice – wells
Author(s): Marcela ĎurišováSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural history, Geography, Regional studies, Economic history, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Middle Ages, Modern Age, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: Košice; Well; Water supply; 19th century; 20th century;
Summary/Abstract: This contribution describes and evaluates four wells explored or documented in 1990s in the streets of Košice. Two of the wells were investigated in Hlavná Street – one of them is located in the Lower Gate area and the other is near the Immaculata. The third well was researched in Dominikánske Square. The well in front of Kováčska Street 26, damaged by a sewer trench, was documented only. Profile of the wells is round, narrowing towards the bottom. Their construction character is identical as well – stone walls built on a wooden base construction. The maximum difference between the bottoms’ levels is 1.5 m. It was impossible to measure the depth and identify the construction method of the well in Kováčska Street – in front of Kováčska 25, as it was situated under the bottom of the sewer trench backfill. Despite the fact that dating of the wells was not possible, it is undoubtable that they were used in the modern era. They disappeared when the city water supply was built in the beginning of the 20th century.
Journal: The City and History (Mesto a dejiny until 2019)
- Issue Year: 2/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 40-52
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Slovak