Vernacular Architecture in Rumburg

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Small but nice town.

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The whole street full of beautiful original cottages. If you drive through Rumburk, it is a stop for a few minutes.

Still, there are people among us who preserve our beautiful craftmanship for future generations. Not like it did with many factories. I'm going in front of them.

The street with 18 half-timbered houses of weavers, popularly known as Curious Alley, was renamed after 1945 in honor of the writer Alois Vojtěch Šmilovský (1837-1883). Since 1995, it has been protected as a village monument reserve. It lies west of the city center, in the former village of Neusorge. Until 1785, the field was probably located here. After that, with the consent of the owner of the Rumburk estate, Alois, Prince of Liechtenstein, the land was divided into 34 plots and sold to serf craftsmen. Almost half of the owners were originally weavers, as linen was the most important non-agricultural sector of the region. Until 1945, the street was called Scheibe-Gasse. The street with 18 half-timbered houses of weavers, known as the Curious Lane, was renamed after 1945 in honor of the writer Alois Vojtěch Šmilovský (1837-1883). Since 1995 it has been protected as a village conservation area. It lies west of the city center, in the former village called Neusorge. There was probably a field in these places until 1785. Then, with the consent of the owner of the Rumburk manor Alois Prince of Liechtenstein, the land was divided into 34 plots and sold to subjects of craftsmen. Almost half of the owners were originally weavers, as canvas work was the most important non-agricultural economic sector in the region. Until 1945 the street was called Scheibe-Gasse.

The half-timbered houses, which are typical of the Šluknov region, form a short but very picturesque alley. This is also called the "curious alley", according to the fact that the houses seem to view what is going on on the way. For example, the Days of Bedding opens their doors for the general public.

In Rumburk in Šmilovský Street there are 18 sleeping houses. Houses have been preserved since 1995 and are definitely worth seeing. Many of the houses still have preserved decorative shale shale shingles.