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Archaeologists Have Discovered a Mass Grave on the Route of the Future D11 Motorway Near Trutnov

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The nearly twenty-kilometer stretch of the D11 highway that will run between Jaroměří and Trutnov is bustling with activity. Although the actual construction has not yet begun, it will be launched by the end of the year, rescue archaeological research is in full swing. Archaeologists have only been here since September 4, but they are already reporting hundreds of finds, mostly military. The most significant find is the discovery of a mass grave…

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The nearly twenty-kilometer stretch of the D11 highway that will run between Jaroměří and Trutnov is bustling with activity. Although the actual construction has not yet begun, it will be launched by the end of the year, rescue archaeological research is in full swing. Archaeologists have only been here since September 4, but they are already reporting hundreds of finds, mostly military. The most significant find is the discovery of a mass grave…

Archaeological research on the route of the future D11 motorway between Jaroměří and Trutnov has yielded a unique find. In the form of a mass grave of nine soldiers. These are probably victims of the Battle of Žďár in 1745. "Such a grave has not yet been found or examined in the Czech Republic," pointed out Matouš Holas from the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové.

During rescue archaeological research on the route of the future D11 motorway near Trutnov, archaeologists found a mass grave of soldiers from the Prussian-Austrian Battle of Žďár in 1745. According to archaeologists, this is a rare find, the first of its kind from that time in the Czech Republic. The route also contains numerous finds from a later battle in 1866, said archaeologist Matouš Holas from the Hradec Králové Museum of East Bohemia. Ar…

Střítež (Trutnov region) - During rescue archaeological research on the route of the future D11 motorway near Trutnov, archaeologists found a mass grave of soldiers from the Prussian-Austrian Battle of Žďár in 1745. According to archaeologists, this is a rare find, the first of its kind from that time in the Czech Republic. The route also contains numerous finds from a later battle in 1866. Archaeologist Matouš Holas from the Hradec Králové Muse…

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ceskenoviny.cz broke the news in on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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