Josef Štěpánek Netolický (c. 1460–1538/39) was a fishpond builder and

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

from Bohemia. Netolický worked as a regent of the Rosenbergs' domain and designed a fishpond system in southern

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

, around the town

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 ...

. The builder of this system was the other well-known regent of this domain,

Jakub Krčín Jakub Krčín (18 June 1535 – 1604) was a architect and engineer from Bohemia. He is best known for being the founder of many fish ponds in Bohemia. Biography Krčín was born in Kolín. He was a prolific designer and founder of fish ponds, and ...

. Netolický was a founder of the ''Zlatá Stoka'' (Golden Canal), one of two canals for regulation of water system in the region of Třeboň. He also worked on Třeboň's walls. House in which he lived (Nr. 89) still stands on the main town square.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Netolicky, Josef Stepanek 1460s births 1539 deaths Architects from Bohemia