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Presentation of some of the results of a research project mapping the development of the construction of elevated water tanks in the Czech Republic

Ing. Robert Kořínek, Ph.D. and Mgr. Michal Horáček – 6/2022

This paper presents a summary of some of the results of the research project, “Water towers – identification, documentation, presentation, new utilization”, (DG18P02OVV010), which has been implemented since 2018 as part of the Programme for the Support of applied Research and Development of  National and Cultural Identity for 2016–2022 (NAKI II) of  the Ministry of  Culture of the Czech Republic. In terms of content, it follows on from articles from previous years published in this periodical, but clarifies and supplements the issues of technical terminology and typology established at its inception based  on the knowledge gained during the project. Furthermore, it presents general results of the records of the structures of elevated water tanks and focuses on a brief description of the historical development of these structures in our territory.

Ing. Miroslav Kněžek, CSc., died

Kolegové – 5/2019

Ing. Miroslav Kněžek, CSc., who worked at the TGM Water Research Institute, p.r.i., for almost four decades and who has contributed significantly to that the TGM WRI is respected authority in the field of hydrology and hydrogeology.

Water towers – research project mapping the development and a form of tower water reservoirs on our territory

Ing. Robert Kořínek, Ph.D., Mgr. Michal Horáček, Ing. Martin Vonka, Ph.D., Ing. Šárka Jiroušková, Ph.D. and doc. Ing. Eva Burgetová, CSc. – 6/2018

The paper presents a summary of input information about the research project Water towers – identification, documentation, presentation, new use. It deals with the development of tower water reservoirs in the present territory of the Czech Republic from the beginning of their creation to the present.