The Underground Tunnels

    The complex of underground tunnels is Tabor’s tourist highlight. The popular sight had its origin in the 15th century when town citizens started digging cellars under their houses in the Old Town. The cellars were extended by succeeding generations, and eventually many of them were interconnected to create an underground labyrinth, or more accurately a system, because you could hardly get lost there. This fact, however, does not lessen its uniqueness. Some cellars were very large; they often had as many as three floors reaching as deep as 16 meters. Thanks to a stable, relatively low temperature and high humidity they were used for storing food and especially beer. In case of fire or attack by enemies they were also used as a shelter. A section of the tunnel system (800 meters) running under Zizka Square was opened to the public after the Second World War.
You can enter the underground tunnels from the Hussite Museum.

Text: Zdeněk Vybíral

Zizkovo namesti 2, Tabor
Tel. +420 381 254 286 (booking, ticket office)
• The permanent exposition „The Hussites“ – former town hall
• The medieval underground tunnels – former town hall
• Gallery A. D. 1551 – art gallery - U Tesitelu House
Hussite Museum - headquarters
nám. Mikuláše z Husi 44, Tábor
tel.: +420 381 252 242; +420 381 251 884
fax: +420 381 252 245
e-mail: tabor@husmuzeum.cz
http://www.husmuzeum.cz

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Foto : Zdeněk Prchlík

The Hussite Museum – former town hall - Zizka Square - Tabor
In the footsteps of the Hussites

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