Holubov (german: Holubau) is a municipality and village in

Český Krumlov District Český Krumlov District ( cs, okres Český Krumlov) is a district ('' okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Český Krumlov. The area was the hereditary home of the Rosenberg (Rožmberk) family, Lords of Kr ...

in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''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 part ...

of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Krasetín and Třísov are administrative parts of Holubov.

Geography

Holubov is located about north of

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 ...

and southwest 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. České Budějovice is t ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is a contour line on the slopes of the Kleť mountain at above sea level. The eastern border of the municipal territory is formed by the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at ...

River. In the centre of Holubov there is Holubovský pond, used for leisure activities. The whole municipality lies in the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area.

History

The

Celts The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancien ...

lived in the area from about 200–400 BC, and in about 60 BC they founded an

oppidum An ''oppidum'' (plural ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across Europe, stretchi ...

in Třísov. they left the place in around 60 BC being pushed out from here by migrating

Marcomanni The Marcomanni were a Germanic people * * * that established a powerful kingdom north of the Danube, somewhere near modern Bohemia, during the peak of power of the nearby Roman Empire. According to Tacitus and Strabo, they were Suebian. Or ...

tribe. Between 4th and 7th century, the Slavic tribes settled here. The first written mentions of Holubov and Třísov are from 1379, the first mention of Krasetín is from 1372. The area was owned by Vítkovci and then by the

Rosenberg family The House of Rosenberg ( cs, Rožmberkové, sg. ''z Rožmberka'') was a prominent Bohemian noble family that played an important role in Czech medieval history from the 13th century until 1611. Members of this family held posts at the Pragu ...

as a part of the Dívčí kámen Castle estate. In 1383, a manor house called Holubův is documented here, and it probably gave the name to the village. In the 19th century started industrialization of Holubov. From 1841 to 1874, an iron-producing factory was here. In 1891, the railway to

and

Volary Volary (; german: Wallern) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. It is located in the Bohemian Forest, close to the border with Germany. An area in the northern part of the town with timber-f ...

was built.

Demographics

Economy

Industry in Holubov is represented by the Grafobal Bohemia company, which makes paper products (boxes). The municipality is otherwise dependent on agriculture and tourism.

Sights

Fragments of the Třísov oppidum have been partly preserved until today. The iron railway bridge in Holubov is a long and high viaduct. It is a technical monument. The original construction from 1891 was replaced in 2015. There is a chair lift which goes from Krasetín to the top of the Kleť mountain, outside the municipal territory. It is long and the difference of altitudes between the lowest and highest point of the lift is .

Honours

The 4277 Holubov and 4287 Třísov minor planets were named after these villages.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Český Krumlov District