Exploration of Hutterite settlements in Zahorie

An exploratory expedition to Slovakian Zahorie took place on Friday 21/11/2025. First stop was the Haban Museum in Sobotiste, which is situated in the former largest Hutterite settlement in Slovakia. Ľubica Kadlec Melišová gave a tour of the reconstructed buildings and the new expositions therein situated. Second stop was the village Moravský Svätý Ján, where a chilly atmosphere blanketed the former settlement that is commemorated by an informative plaque and a catholic chapel, which was bestowed upon the community by Empress Maria Theresa in the 18^th century.

405th Anniversary of the Bloodshed in Pribice

405 years have passed this July since one of the most tragic events connected to the end of the Anabaptist settlement in South Moravia; the masacre of the Hutterites in Přibice by a mercenary battalion during the Thirty Years' War.
Over fifty people gathered on Saturday 16th August 2025 to commemorate the occasion. After a guided tour of the presumed site of the original settlement and of the excavation site of the cemetery, they attended a short lecture followed by the opening of an exhibition presenting the history of Anabaptist settlements in South Moravia and the results of current excavation efforts and consequent analyses.

Trip to the Haban Museum

On September 12, 2023, members of the research groups from Department of History and Department for Study of Religions visited the Haban Museum in Veľké Leváre, Slovakia. The aim of the trip was to explore remnants of the Anabaptist settlement there – i. e. architecture, material culture and written sources that might be relevant for the project research.

Meeting in Přibice

On Thursday, August 24th, 2023, the Department of Anthropology organised a scientific and social meeting in Přibice on the occasion of conclusion of the 6th season of anthropological and archeological excavation research of the Anabaptist burial site there, which is carried out in cooperation of Department of Anthropology and Brno City Museum.

Not only the members of the project research groups, but also other people interested in the project were present. Participants explored the site, including few excavated skeletons, and received briefings on the results of the past season research.

The meeting was also an opportunity for further discussion on future perspectives of the research.