Bartoňov (Ruda nad Moravou) – dam with sluices on the Morava River

A technical point of interest, which will surely please any fan of these water structures, can be found at the border between the municipalities of Ruda nad Moravou and Bartoňov (the latter is now part of Ruda), which form the course of the Morava River. The river is spanned by a road bridge and a few meters below it is a low old weir. To the right of it, we can see a system of three sluice gates, one of which serves as an idle outlet for water returning to Moravia and...