Archeoskanzen Trocnov, Archaeological open-air museum in Trocnov, Czech Republic
Archeoskanzen Trocnov is a living museum in the grounds of the Jan Žižka Memorial, built between 2020 and 2023 and open to the public since the 2023 season. It is divided into two circuits: the Zemanský dvorec (a yeoman's farmstead with dwelling house, granary, stables and barn) and the Venkovská osada (a rural settlement with the houses of a cottager and a landless peasant and a farmer's yard). Timber work and period roofing techniques dominate the construction, and the grounds also hold animal pens, pottery kilns, a village green with a bell tower and a well.
The open-air museum was built between 2020 and 2023 within the grounds of the Jan Žižka Memorial in Trocnov and opened to the public in the 2023 season. The South Bohemian Museum in České Budějovice, a branch of which is the memorial, commissioned it; the South Bohemian Region is the founder. The design and scholarly groundwork came from architect Jiří Škabrada, with Petr Dostál's studio as project designer. A new visitor centre opened in 2026.
The grounds are divided into two circuits, the Zemanský dvorec (manorial farmstead) and the Venkovská osada (rural settlement). The farmstead comprises a dwelling house, granary, stables and barn; the settlement has the houses of a cottager and a landless peasant plus a farmer's yard. A village green holds a bell tower and a well, and two animal enclosures and pottery kilns stand nearby.
The site lies within the Jan Žižka Memorial grounds; a blue hiking trail leads there from Ostrolovský Újezd and from Trocnov railway station, and a red trail from Radostice u Trocnova station. Cycle route 1122 (Novohradsko-Doudlebsko) passes through the area, and parking is available for drivers. Two large events recur: Válka a vojenství in mid-June (13 June 2026) and the Trocnovské slavnosti in September (5–6 September 2026).
The site was built between 2020 and 2023 by a Sedlčany firm for 47 million korunas, after two earlier tenders were cancelled over cost overruns. The concept and specialist groundwork came from Jiří Škabrada, a heritage-care specialist in vernacular architecture, with architect Petr Dostál as designer. A new visitor centre opened in 2026.
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