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AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE IRON CURTAIN
Border guard stations
One of the most obvious remains of the former militarised border is the
many border guard stations that were located every few kilometres along
the route of the border. These were sometimes housed in already existing
buildings but most of them were built for this particular purpose. Although
they varied in layout and size they often had similar requirements and
therefore similar features and functions.
Figure 75: Hajenká border guard station. Photo: Anna McWilliams 2011.
In the study area there were three border guard stations divided into
groups, so called rotas (rPS): Hájenka (4. rPS) (Figure 75), Čižov, and Lukov
(both part of the 5.rPS). These border guard stations all belonged to the
Znojmo district, the 4. bPS (Znojemská brigade). The station at Čižov was
housed in an already existing building which had previously been used as a
mattress factory. Hájenka and Lukov were built new. Čižov has been
completely renovated and now houses an information centre and a small
museum for the Podyji Park. Lukov former border guard station has also
been refurbished and has been made into a block of flats but a small
structure within the building complex still houses a small police station.
Hájenka border guard station, however, was taken over as the premises of
the park’s maintenance team. As only parts of these premises are used for
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