Římov (České Budějovice District)
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Římov (České Budějovice District)
Římov (german: Rimau) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Branišovice, Dolní Stropnice, Dolní Vesce, Horní Vesce and Kladiny are administrative parts of Římov. Geography Římov is located about south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. It is located on the left bank of the Malše River. On the Malše River just above the village there is the Římov Reservoir providing drinking water for large portion of South Bohemia. The dam, completed in 1978, is high and long at crest. It has a volume of 33.8 million m³. History The first written mention of Římov dates from 1395. The village was founded probably in the 13th century and belonged to lower aristocratic families. In 1626 Římov became property of Duke of Eggenberg, the owner of the castle in Český Krumlov. In the same year the duke gave Římov t ...
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Obec (plural: ''obce'') is the Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is "Intentional community, commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition Legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastre, cadastral areas. Every municipality is composed of one or more administrative parts, usually called town parts or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost whole area of the republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception be ...
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