Dřevěnky na Borku

Over het museum

Dřevěnky na Borku are two log workers’ houses, numbers 116 and 117, in Staré Město in Třinec. They were built in 1878 by the Třinecké železárny (Třinec Ironworks) to designs by the builder Albín Th. Prokop, as part of the Starý Borek colony for their employees. Each house is divided into four identical 32 m² flats with a separate entrance. Each flat had a cellar, a quarter share of the loft, farm outbuildings in a plank shed, and a garden plot for vegetables and small livestock.

The colony was connected to the electricity network in 1919–1921, but residents struggled for a long time with a lack of water and with sewage, which is why they were nicknamed “Baňkoři”. In the early 1970s four of the houses were demolished, and after the new gasholders entered service in 1988, residents moved out gradually for safety reasons. The two surviving houses have been cultural monuments since 2003.

After two years of construction work, the open-air museum opened in December 2023 and began its first tourist season in 2024. House no. 117 houses the visitor facilities, while house no. 116 has four flats furnished to show working-class family life in the 20th century, from the 1920s to the 1990s. The site is part of the Technotrasa tourist route and of the Czech-Polish route Po stopách dřeva, železa a lidí (In the Footsteps of Wood, Iron and People).

Hoogtepunten

• Four furnished flats from different periods of the 20th century, from the 1920s to the 1990s
• Log workers’ houses from 1878, a cultural monument
• Farm outbuildings with a plank shed, a cowshed and garden plots
• Guided tour with commentary included in the admission price
• Part of the Technotrasa route and the Czech-Polish route Po stopách dřeva, železa a lidí

Vaste collectie

• Bytové jednotky A–D: bydlení dělnických rodin ve 20. století – Four furnished flats show how people lived in the house in the 20th century, from the 1920s to the 1990s. The tour also includes the farm outbuildings with a shed, a cowshed and garden plots.

Opgericht

2023

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices valid from 2 May 2026; payment is possible only in cash. The admission price includes an approximately one-hour guided commentary. Holders of the Těšínské Slezsko Region Card 2026 receive a 50% discount on the adult admission price at the ticket office after presenting a voucher with a QR code.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

A family ticket (2 adults and 3 children) is available for CZK 200. Schools may choose a tour with an educational programme.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The open-air museum is in Staré Město in Třinec, about 800 metres east of Třinec railway station (according to Wikipedia). The website gives the address “Třinec – Staré Město 116, 117” and coordinates for navigation.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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