Horní Raškovice – flooded quarry Návesní skála

The area around Raškovice in Pardubice is rich in siliceous rocks. It is therefore not surprising that Dolní and Horní Raškovice were originally founded as settlements of rock miners, stone breakers.
There are several smaller quarries in the vicinity of Horní Raškovice. One of them is located right on the village square and is therefore named appropriately Návesní skála. Quartzite was mined here until the fatal blasting of the rock, after which the quarry flooded. Rumor has it that…