The defunct Velkochlumecký pond

Chlumec nad Cidlinou and its surroundings belong, together with South Bohemia, Pardubice and Poděbrady, to the most famous pond systems ever created in our territory. One of the first local ponds was Nový, or Velkochlumecký pond. From the original name Nový, we can infer that at the time of its creation, i.e. in 1492, there were already other bodies of water here. Many authors also run out of…