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diameter 79 mm (2.5 kg), diameter 71 mm (1.5 kg), diameter 60 mm (1 kg), diameter 50 mm (0.5 kg) | Weight: 1, 2, 3 a 5 liber - celkem 11 liber Lot information
Morava, Brno, period of the Thirty Years' War.Probably comes from the siege of Brno by the Swedes in 1645. Envelope 1, 2, 3 and 5 pounds. The cannonballs come from the location of Brněnská Ivanovice - Tuřany, where they were found during excavation work by his great-grandfather. According to his statement, the great-grandfather transported the balls home on a horse-drawn wagon. Tradition in the family further mentions that the owner's great-grandfather already played with balls as a boy and that the balls were kept in the family for several generations.
According to available historical information, the Swedish army had set up a two- to three-week encampment in the area of Brnoské Ivanovice and Tuřany before attacking the Brno walls. After an unsuccessful siege of the city, she retreated and burned the surrounding villages, today's Brno districts – Tuřany, Komárov, Obřany, Židenice and Juliánov. These connections suggest that the cannonballs may have come from this period. Currently, this historical event is commemorated by the local street names Švédská and Švédské valy.
Information about the possible origin of the cannonballs was also consulted with the staff of the Brno museum, where it was assumed that the balls could have been left behind by the Swedish army during the retreat.
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