Town fortifications

During the 13th century Uherský Brod was fortified by a simple yet strong defensive wall, the remnants of which have been preserved in the southern and northern parts of the town. The defensive wall was 1.7 m wide, 10 m high and a total of 2 109 m in length. The fortifications matched the overall outline of the town.

The four entrance gates to the town were built along the four main points of the compass. The most well-defended was the bottom gate, or the Nivnice gate. This gate was 26 high and 10 m wide. It was apparently the strongest gate because “wine was mixed in with the mortar”. In the mid-18th century the town fortifications ceased to be of any importance. The walls were abandoned, fell derelict and gradually lost the respect the people of Brod had always felt for them. Three of the town gates were demolished in 1874 and the masonry from them was used to build the tower of the parish church. The only gate to have been preserved forms the entrance to the J. A. Komenský Museum.