Římov (german: Rimau) is a municipality and village in
České Budějovice District
České Budějovice District ( cs, okres České Budějovice) is a district ('' okres'') within the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice.
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in the
South Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. 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
České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
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. It lies in the
Gratzen Foothills. It is located on the left bank of the
Malše
The Malše (german: Maltsch) is a river in Upper Austria and in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Vltava.
The Malše originates on the north slope of the , near the village of Sandl in Freistadt District, Upper Austria. It flows nort ...
River.
On the Malše River just above the village there is the Římov Reservoir providing
drinking water
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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
Český Krumlov (; german: Krumau, , or ''Böhmisch Krumau'') is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban monument reservation, and sin ...
. In the same year the duke gave Římov to the
Jesuits
The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
and they established there a pilgrimage site with large
Way of the Cross
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in 1648. The Way contains 25 stations and every year many people are starting their pilgrimage tradition right in Římov.
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Gallery
Křížová_cesta_v_Římově_s_názvem_zastavení_Loučení_Panny_Marie_s_Ježíšem.jpeg, One of chapels on the Way of the Cross
Vodní nádrž v Římově.jpeg, A view from the dam downstream towards Římov
Vodní_nádrž_v_Římově_s_věží_na_čerpání_pitné_vody.jpeg, Surface of the reservoir
References
External links
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Pilgrimage site in Římov
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Villages in České Budějovice District