The iron bridge over the Elbe from Opatovice nad Labem to Vysoké nad Labem

Given that the village of Vysoká nad Labem was most likely founded by Benedictine monks, it must have been connected to the monastery itself by some route across the Elbe. In the early Middle Ages, it was probably just a ford, but a wooden bridge cannot be ruled out either, because the monastery was very rich in its heyday and owned the entire surrounding area. However, frequent flooding was a problem, so if a bridge…