History of Using Hydropower in the Moravice River Basin, Czechia

Water-powered facilities (WPFs) have traditionally been a pillar of the economy and social development. Therefore, state took an interest in having these objects recorded mapped relevant maps registers. This article focuses on identifying localizing WPFs Moravice River basin so-called Sudetenland, Czechia, between years 1763 2021. Specifically, evolution (dis)continuity are assessed through analysis cartographic archival sources, reflecting wider socioeconomic demographic context as explanatory variables. The sources included old military topographic Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia from four periods (the mid-18th century, mid-19th end 19th mid-20th century) one hand two water-powered facility registers 1930 1953 other. funds regional archives. results show that count peaked during after which there occurred steep decline caused by societal economic changes, namely, expulsion local German population, nationalization postwar period, organizational transformations socialist era. Special attention is paid to hydropower plants, whose reflects outlined processes.