Divoká Orlice, km 58 - hráz VD Pastviny

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Nice place to do a trip

In the long-term, disputes between representatives of the upper and lower watershed of Divoká Orlice have arisen over the place where the dam should be built. The upper river basin promoted construction in Pastviny and then the lower river basin near Potštejn. Thanks to geological boreholes, which did not turn out well in Potštejn, you can still visit the Anenské Valley with the Vochtánka camp, which could disappear under the surface just as a part of Pastviny disappeared. The first consideration of the suitability of the valley for the construction of the dam dates back to 1908, when ing. František Radouš ​​designated Nekoř as a place suitable for the construction of a waterworks. In 1912, Otakar Trnka, then Minister of Public Affairs, visited Nekor to see the place. The fact that a part of the picturesque village of Pastviny disappeared under water shortly began to be reported in 1924. In the same year they also forbade the construction of any new buildings in places intended for flooding and the formation of a dam. The pasture dam was built in 1933 and construction lasted 5 years until 1938. The construction of the famous pasture viaduct was carried out by Velflík Praha and the pasture dam including the hydroelectric power plant was built by the Prague construction company ing. M. and F. Pažout. Since the construction of the dam took place just in times of economic crisis, the Ministry of Labor decided that it will be built of stone in order to employ as many people as possible. The construction costs were CZK 40 million at that time, of which CZK 10 million was used for hydroelectric power plant technologies. Since at that time it was already commonly used in similar constructions concrete is the last stone dam in the Czech Republic. Each of the stones used to build the dam was manually cleaned with a steel brush so that the water pressure on the wall of the dam did not mud the debris from the stones, thus avoiding the formation of cracks that would increase and cause the dam to leak. The building stone was mined in adjacent quarries.

Trochaktu: Pastviny reservoir is located in the village of Pastviny in the foothills of the Orlické Mountains, about 7 km east of Žamberk. It is supplied by the river Divoká Orlice. The dam was built in 1933–1938. 74 houses had to be demolished in the flooded area [1] (dwelling houses, shops, school, etc.). The water surface is spanned by a reinforced concrete viaduct with two arches, along which the II / 312 road connecting Žamberk and Králíky passes. The price of the whole construction was CZK 40 million. In 2000–2006, the internal equipment of the power plant and the control system were modernized. The dam produces electricity, protects against floods and serves for recreation. The largest cove is Studenec Bay.