Lower Vítkovice

[4] The initial impetus for the establishment of the Vítkovice ironworks came Dec. 9, 1828 by Olomouc Archbishop Rudolf.

As time was running six blast furnaces which were gradually shut down until September 27, 1998, when the last tapping.

In June 2002 government declared Nether Vítkovice area as a national sight.

The main objective of the project "Bringing a new use to Nether Vítkovice" reactivation of the main parts of a national cultural sight Vítkovice, making them accessible to the public and the subsequent use of the potential of NCS for educational, cultural and social activities.

In 2012 was completed the first part of the project and made available to the three basic objects of national cultural sights, blast furnace no.