|
Lužnice (river)
The Lužnice (; german: Lainsitz) is a river in the Czech Republic (204 km) starting in Austria (4 km). It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou (approximately 50 km north of České Budějovice). The river drains 4,226 square kilometers. The river was first mentioned in sources in the year 1179. The name is derived from an old Czech for ''water flowing through the meads''. Several places on the river are popular destinations for recreation and canoeing. Towns and cities on the Lužnice river * Weitra (Austria) * Gmünd (Austria) * České Velenice * Suchdol nad Lužnicí * Třeboň * Veselí nad Lužnicí * Soběslav * Planá nad Lužnicí * Sezimovo Ústí * Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ... * Bechyně * Týn nad Vltavou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bechyně
Bechyně (; german: Bechin, Beching or ''Bechingen'') is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Hvožďany and Senožaty are administrative parts of Bechyně. Geography Bechyně is located about southwest of Tábor. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The town lies on a promontory above the confluence of the river Lužnice river and Smutná brook. Another brook called Židova strouha also flows into the river in the municipal territory. History The area of today's town was settled already in prehistorical era. The oldest evidence of settlement in this area comes from late Bronze Age (c. 1800–1600 BC). In the 8th or 9th century, a Slavic gord was built here. The first written mention of Bechyně is from around 1120 from ''Chronica Boemorum'', when there was written about settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
