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B.3 STATE OF CONSERVATION AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROPERTY
B. ANALYTICAL SECTION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN
The territory of the property is protected on the basis of several layers of heritage protection (see Chapters 5.b. and
5.C of the Nomination Dossier), the state of conservation and the repair plan is therefore under the supervision of the
national heritage protection.

B.3.1 STATE OF CONSERVATION

COMPONENT PART 01 – SAAZ HOP LANDSCAPE

Component part 01 as a whole is in good condition. More detailed information on recent repairs of individual objects can
be found in the Chapter 4.a of the Nomination Dossier.

Component part 01 is an area whose present appearance uniquely demonstrates the stability and, at the same
time, partial changes in the landscape, which has been shaped from the Middle Ages to the present by activities
related to the cultivation and processing of hops. The most visible and iconic features of this component are the
hop fields, visually and functionally connected with the villages of Stekník and Trnovany.

The village of Stekník is well preserved in terms of the state of conservation of its main properties. During the
last ten years, there have been no development activities, except for ongoing repairs to several buildings and
two overall modernisations.

Major revitalisation and restoration work has been carried out continuously at Stekník Chateau since 1997.
In the first phase, emergencies were removed: the roof and roof trusses, electrical installation, and partial
garden terraces were restored. A hydrogeological well was drilled, until 2014, the village of Stekník was without
a backbone water supply system. Since 2014, interior repairs have also been carried out financed by the Ministry
of Culture. The new main guided tour includes the ground floor sala terrena, the entrance hall and corridor
42 of the south wing, the main hall, the four rooms of the west wing, and the chateau chapel. However, visitors are
allowed to visit the still unrestored areas of the south wing. This guided tour offers views of a fresco painting
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from the 18 century presented in the form of partial reveals of this rich historic artistic decoration.
The need to provide adequate access and parking is related to the ongoing and expected increase in visitor
traffic. The next stage of the restoration of the terrace gardens, including the chateau courtyard and the
restoration of the dilapidated paint of the chateau facades is planned.

The recent development in the 1970s and 1980s related to the hop growing function of the village, represented
mainly by production, storage, and accommodation facilities of the Hop Research and Breeding Institute
partially disrupted the urban structure and scale of the place on the northern perimetr of the village. However,
these are low objects that hardly appear in the component part image. These and other few more recent
buildings, situated in the southeast and northeast of the component part territory, are very utilitarian in terms
of architecture, material and craftsmanship; however, they are a period document of technological changes
in the processing of hops that took place during this period. They thus prove the still living and maintained hop
tradition.

In the south-western part of the component part lies the village of Trnovany, whose urban structure is not fully
preserved, but still maintains the basic material characteristics of a smaller hop village in the region. The building
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stock of the village was partially disturbed due to long-term neglect when, during the second half of the 20
century, some buildings were demolished or had a utilitarian rebuilt. When comparing the current state with
historical sources, it is evident that the original structure, scale, and material make up of the historic buildings
are still legible. Within this area, several incredibly authentic hop growing buildings have been preserved
to this day, which, thanks to their mass, location in the landscape, construction, and architectural design,
belong to the iconic buildings of the entire Saaz hop growing region and their future rehabilitation is possible.
The village of Trnovany, thanks to the preserved historic railway station, built in the past to ensure the distribution
of hops and hop workers, and its position on the crossing of roads acts as a transport centre of the site. At the
same time, it has preserved the extraordinary interconnection of buildings and hop fields, which "grow"
practically to the edge of Trnovany’s village square. During the last ten years, there have been no development
or construction activities, except for minor repairs representing routine maintenance (restoration of roofs and
facades).