So went the time with Slovácka booth...

Slovácká shed in Luhačovice has been a favourite destination of many visitors, patients and residents of Luhačovice for almost 100 years since 1906. The architecturally remarkable building was part of a complex of buildings designed by Dušan Jurkovič. Specifically, it was the penultimate work to be built in Luhačovice on the basis of Jurkovič's designs.

The shed was built on the order of the Skalický business cooperative, which wanted to create premises for the storage and subsequent sale of wine. Its original name was the Slovak Shed. When in 1913 the cooperative closed its operations in Luhačovice, the shed was bought by a new owner, restaurateur Antonín Drtílek, and renamed it Slovácka. This made the old saying even more true - "Who has not visited Slovácka's shack, as if he were not even in Luhačovice!"

In the first half of the 20th century, the shack, which served as a hostel and restaurant, hosted important social events with political impact. In the interior of the shed, the Czechoslovak journalistic, writer and political elite gathered. In the summer days and evenings, the building served as a popular restaurant and wine bar, with brass band music and dancing on the terrace. For example, the famous composer Leoš Janáček liked to come to the shed and the famous Mrštík brothers also visited the place.

The Slavic shed passed from private hands into the administration of Restaurants and Canteens after 1948, and in the 1990s it was taken over by the Czech Republic.

But the worst came shortly before Christmas 2002, when the Slovácká shed burned to the ground. The shed was then owned by an owner from Prague who rented it out. There was even speculation about deliberate fire setting and insurance fraud. However, the investigation has revealed nothing unfair, all that is certain is that the shed was set on fire deliberately.

Since 2002, the Luhačovice hillside has been overgrown and the remains of the famous building are disappearing under ivy. Today, it can only be discovered by hikers who wander up to the woods. Even though there are occasionally enthusiasts who would like to resurrect the glory of the Slovácké Búda, one thing is certain. The place is still deserted. The two black dumps are clear proof of that...

Categories: History, Luhačovice, Architecture, Dusan Jurkovic, Slovak Shed