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5: CASE STUDY 2: THE CZECH/AUSTRIAN BORDER Figure 63–64: Examples of photos and plans from the instructions used when erecting the prefabricated watch towers on site. Military Archives Brno. Apart from this fence the most obvious mark the fence line has made in the landscape is its effect on the vegetation. Large quantities of pesticides and herbicides were used along the fence line as the ground here and the immediate adjoining areas had to be kept clear to aid visibility (David 2010, 147
AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE IRON CURTAIN pers. comm. 12 th October). This has created toxic conditions, not only for the vegetation but also for the park rangers that now look after the park and it is only very recently that it has been possible to plant new trees here. The rangers now take great care to plant and protect trees in these areas in order to erase these low vegetation corridors. An interesting phenomenon has occurred as a result of this in one section of the former double fence line in the park. In sections between the towns of Podmyče and Vranov nad Dyji a new double fence now follows almost exactly in the same line as the former militarised fences, only this time the fence is constructed out of wood and its purpose is to keep animals from eating the new trees, stunting their growth (Figure 65). A dividing fence has now become a protective one. In most sections along the former fence line, however, typically demonstrates an approximately 3–4 m wide corridor of younger trees and lower vegetation compared to the ones growing beyond it. Figure 65: A protective double fencing around newly planted trees in a corridor of stunted tree growth along the former fence line caused by pesticides. Photo: Anna McWilliams 2010. The militarised border and the infrastructure that was required to keep it going took advantage of the former layout of the park and used some of the paths and roads that already crossed the landscape. The fence line followed to a large extent already existing roads such as the old road between Vranov nad Dyji to Čižov as well as the former road between Čižov and Lukov. That 148
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5: CASE STUDY 2: THE CZECH/AUSTRIAN BORDER<br />
Figure 63–64: Examples of photos and plans<br />
from the instructions used when erecting the<br />
prefabricated watch towers on site. Military<br />
Archives Brno.<br />
Apart from this fence the most obvious mark the fence line has made in the<br />
landscape is its effect on the vegetation. Large quantities of pesticides and<br />
herbicides were used along the fence line as the ground here and the immediate<br />
adjoining areas had to be kept clear to aid visibility (David 2010,<br />
147
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