Volyňka is a river in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
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 ...
rising on the hill called
Světlá hora and flowing northeast to the city of
Strakonice, where it merges with
Otava River
The Otava (German Wottawa) is a river in West and South Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Vltava river. It is long, and its basin area is about , of which in the Czech Republic. The river flows through several towns, inclu ...
. Volyňka flows through towns such as
Vimperk
Vimperk (; german: Winterberg) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Historically ...
,
Volyně,
Strakonice and villages like
Lčovice and
Čkyně. It is long, and its basin area is .
Four ancient settlements, dated 600–500 BC, were found around the river: Věnec near
Lcovice,
Němětice,
Libětice and
Třebohostice.
References
External links
Information at the Water Management Research Institute
Rivers of the South Bohemian Region
Bohemian Forest
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