WATER IN MIDDLE AGED TRNAVA (Slovakia)

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WATER IN MIDDLE AGED TRNAVA(Slovakia)

• Sine aqua deest vita There is no life without
  water

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Trnávka influenced economy

• When people find the right place to settle down,
  they need favourable climatic conditions for life
  and sources of food and water. Our town Trnava
  was created at the end of the 9th century like
  a small settlement. The population had settled
  down in shallow valley of the stream called
  Trnávka. In the close surroundings there were
  created important business ways, which crossed
  near Trnávka. The merchants exchanged their
  goods here- they did bartering .

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Two Settlements

• Here was a local market at the crossroads of
  those business ways. Later, they started to get
  used to more settlements around Trnávka. There
  were many small settlements, but we will mention
  only the two biggest. There was a new
  market-settlement named Sobota on the left side
  of Trnávka. On the right side of Trnávka, the
  population was situated near the Church of St.
  Jacob. There was also the Benedictine Abbey here
  and this settlement was named Trnava. The
  citizens drew water for themselves from Trnávka
  and surrounding small wells, which citizens have
  dug few decades later.

The Church of St. Jacob
well
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Exploitation of Water

• In the Middle Ages, they used water for cooking,
  washing themselves, for drinking, they used water
  when they was cleaning something and water was
  used also in crafts and productions like mills,
  manufacture of linen, tannery, dyeing and
  industry.

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• The water was used in the bakery, but also in
  smithy (for cooling of metal)-the same task water
  was also in glassworks , in furriers to use
  water in the processing of leather.
• Agriculture has played a strategic role in
  irrigation and ends as a liquid for cattle.
• People still used to use water for washing.

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• The water is used in the construction industry
  for making mortar
• Water is quenching! The fire-car sucked in water
  from the pond and then the car let it out on
  burning palace. This is a very strategic role of
  water.
• Water is also used for defense. Hot water ran
  over the walls on enemies.

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The Breweries
Water was necessary in institutions like
breweries too. The history of beer in Trnava
dates back to the 14th century. In 1419 the town
was given the privilege of brew and sale of
beer, thus legalizing the status of the 14
century. In 1752 Trnava received the permission
to build a new brewery. It was built outside the
walls of the city council and gentlemen. It
operated from 1783 until the end of the first
half of the 19th century.
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Production of Beer
Water is important in the production of beer from
raw materials. It is used for actual production
of beverages, as well as in the processes which
are related to the production, which implies that
for the production of beer, it needs large
volumes of water - 1 liter of beer issued
requires four times up to eight times more water.
Its application directly affects the final
product quality. Breweries are to be built in
places where there is a significant source of
potable water.
Water
Malt
Hop
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Fishing Association

• We had a fishing association in Trnava. In the
  Chronic of City Trnava, we found testimony that
  there was a pond in the beginning of 18th century
  in Trnava. But because of plague epidemic in
  1708 the pond was cancelled. There were planted
  trees on its bottom. Nowadays, there is a sport
  areal Slávia Trnava and a sport hall on this
  place. Trnavians call this place Na rybníku
  what in English means On the pond.

Trnava Pond 60-es years, the construction of an
athletic stadium.
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The Second Pond

• This pond was not the only one in surroundings.
  The Chronic of City Trnava says, that in 1684
  convicted witches had a judgment They will
  be submitted test by water. On these purposes
  was used a town Pond, lying among Biely Kostol
  (White Church) and Ružindol.

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Stone Mill

• Later, there were built big areas of ponds
  Kamenný mlyn (Stone mill) near this town.

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Queen Constancia

• The chronicle attributable a building of Trnava
  to queen Constancia. Her activity accelerated
  a construction fortification and increase of
  settlements.

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Building of Trnava

• In the first phase, which proceeded in the
  beginning of 13th century 15 meter long towers
  arose. They were connected by with wooden-soil
  construction walls and surrounded by partly
  ditch which was supplied from Trnávka. In the
  Middle Ages, walls and ditches protected
  sovereigns.

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Conclusion

• On the basis of these information, we can say, in
  past, water was very important for people and
  they could not live without it. Water is in
  past, present and future very necessery for
  people.

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