Vesely Kopec, Pardubicky kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2013

This was my first view of Vesely Kopec. Supposedly, Vesely Kopec is a "village," or maybe "hamlet" would be a better word in English, as it is a constituent part of Chrudim, which in turn is a district of Vysocina, technically another village, which is part of Pardubicky kraj. A further complication is that this "Vesely Kopec" isn't a real village. Basically, it's a reconstructed 19th Century village similar to those that can be seen in the U.S. Think of the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York, or the Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. So, what I don't know is whether Vesely Kopec has been given an official status as a village (or hamlet), or whether it is a constituent part of a real hamlet with residents, businesses, etc. One way or another, this historic reconstruction of buildings moved from elsewhere is very similar to what you can see in the U.S., with the difference being that the buildings are Czech. It's also different in that it's not common, but one-of-a-kind in the Czech Republic.