Hydropower plant Hučák

The small hydropower plant Hučák was built on the Elbe on the weir of the same name between 1909 and 1912. The architect František Sander is the author of the unique art nouveau building. It was created at a time when the characteristic face of Hradec Králové was shaped by many famous architects. 
Plans to regulate the flow of the Elbe to prevent flooding included replacing fixed weirs with movable ones, removing the old waterworks, building a new one and…