Dynín is a municipality and village in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of České Budějovice. Administrative division České Budějovice District is divided into three Districts of the Cz ...

in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dynín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dynín (311) *Lhota (31)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Dýňa, meaning "Dýňa's (court)". However, until 1923, the name was written as Dinín.

Geography

Dynín is located about northeast of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. It lies in a flat landscape in the

Třeboň Basin The Třeboň Basin () is a structural basin and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the town of Třeboň. It is known f ...

. The eastern part of the municipality extends into the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area. The area is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Dynín is from 1341, when

Peter I of Rosenberg Peter I of Rosenberg (; died 14 October 1347) was lord chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia, who acted as regent during John of Bohemia's absences at war between 1339 and 1346. He was a patron of Vyšší Brod Monastery and is thought to have com ...

donated part of the village to the Dominican monastery in

Sezimovo Ústí Sezimovo Ústí (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name literally means "Sezima's river mouth". Geography Sezimovo Ústí is urbanistically fused wi ...

. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

, the village was completely destroyed, but it was restored. In 1660, Dynín was listed as part of the

Třeboň Třeboň (; ) is a spa town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monum ...

estate, and the estate was bought by the

Schwarzenberg family The House of Schwarzenberg () is a German (Franconian Circle, Franconian) and Czech (Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German nobili ...

. The Schwarzenbergs owned Dynín until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850.

Demographics

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the

European route E55 European route E55 is an E-route. It starts in southern Sweden, crosses the Øresund strait to Denmark, and passes through more water (the western Baltic Sea) to reach continental Europe on Rostock, Germany. Thence it continues further southwar ...

) from

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

passes through the municipality. Dynín is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Tábor.

Sights

The village of Dynín is protected as a village monument zone for its preserved medieval floor plan and a set of brick folk buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. Among the protected cultural monuments are three homesteads that are valuable examples of local folk architecture. The main landmark of Dynín is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dynin Villages in České Budějovice District