Zliv (; german: Sliw) is a town 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. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bečice - Borek - Boro ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Zliv is located about northwest 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 a flat landscape in the

České Budějovice Basin The České Budějovice Basin ( cs, Českobudějovická pánev) is a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the city of České Budějovice. It is known as a cultural lan ...

. The town is situated on the shores of several fishponds, including Bezdrev, which is the third largest pond in the country with an area of .

History

The first written mention of Zliv is from 1409, when it was a serfdom village of the Hluboká estate. By the end of the 19th century, the economic expansion of the village occurred and factories for production of ceramics and

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were founded.

Demographics

Transport

Zliv is located on the railway lines heading from České Budějovice to

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and to Strakonice.

Sights

Zliv is poor in historic monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque stone double-arched bridge, which dates from 1724. It is decorated with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk. A notable landmark is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern neo-Gothic church from 1913. It was built on the site of a chapel from 1865.

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* {{authority control Populated places in České Budějovice District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic