Sezimovo Ústí (; german: Alttabor) is a town in

Tábor District Tábor District ( cs, okres Tábor) is a district (''okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tábor. List of municipalities Balkova Lhota - Bechyně - Bečice - Běleč - Borkovice - '' Borotín' ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 7,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Sezimovo Ústí is formed by one administrative part.

Etymology

The name literally means "Sezima's river mouth".

Geography

Sezimovo Ústí is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring towns

Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...

in the north and Planá nad Lužnicí in the south. It is located about north 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 ...

and south of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

. Sezimovo Ústí lies in the

Tábor Uplands Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...

It is situated at the confluence of the Lužnice river (which makes the border of the municipal territory) and the Chotovínský Stream (also called Kozský in the length where it flows through the town). On the Chotovínský Stream there is a fish pond called Jezero.

History

According to legend, Sezimovo Ústí was founded by Sezima, an illegitimate son of Witiko of Prčice. The town was established in the first half of the 13th century. The first mention of Sezimovo Ústí is from 1250. The town prospered, which resulted from a convenient place on the way from Austria to Prague. In 1414,

Jan Hus Jan Hus (; ; 1370 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the insp ...

was invited to Sezimovo Ústí to preach in Kozí hrádek Castle, which led the radicalization of many people and establishment of

Hussite movement The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, who became the best known representative of the Bohemian Reformation. The Hussi ...

. In 1420, Hussites burned down the town and left to the nearby newly established town of Tábor. In 1828, a new town was founded and was named Starý Tábor ("Old Tábor"). In 1920, it returned to its historical name of Sezimovo Ústí. In 1939, the entrepreneur

Tomáš Baťa Tomáš Baťa () (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. His half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his comp ...

began to buil a new district of Sezimovo Ústí, nowadays called Sezimovo Ústí 2. Baťa built a factory as well as accommodation and infrastructure for his employees at the factory.

Demographics

Transport

The D3 motorway runs next to the town.

Sport

The main sport clubs in Sezimovo Ústí are ''TJ Spartak MAS'' and ''TJ Sokol Sezimovo Ústí''. Sezimovo Ústí has one swimming pool.

Sights

Kozí hrádek is a castle ruin near Sezimovo Ústí, known for activities of Jan Hus. It is unknown when it was built, but it was first mentioned in 1377. It was built in

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. In 1438, it was burnt down. The castle is a national cultural heritage site and nowadays the ruins are accessible. The villa of Czechoslovak president

Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 194 ...

in Sezimovo Ústí was his favourite place of recreation, and the site of his burial. The villa and its garden are open to the public. There is also the monument with an exposition of political and social life of E. Beneš and his wife. The Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in the late

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in 1841. In the park near the town hall there is a stone baptismal font and few stone fragments as the only remains from the original town which stood here until 1420.

Notable people

(1371–1415), theologian, philosopher and reformer; preached here *

(1884–1948), politician, President of

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; died here *

Václav Kaplický Václav Kaplický (28 August 1895, Sezimovo Ústí – 4 October 1982, Prague) was a Czech writer, journalist and epic poet. He is most known as an author of historical fiction. __NOTOC__ Kaplický studied at Gymnasium in Tábor, finishing in 19 ...

(1895–1982) writer, journalist and epic poet *

Bohumil Cepák Bohumil Cepák (13 July 1951 – 4 September 2021Zemřel pa ...

(1951–2021), handball player

International relations

Sezimovo Ústí is a part of the ''Commonwealth of towns with hussite past and tradition,'' along with other 11 Czech and 6 German municipalities.

Twin towns – sister cities

Sezimovo Ústí is twinned with: *

Thierachern Thierachern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Thierachern is first mentioned in 1250 as ''Tierachern''. The area around Thierachern was occupied during the neolithic era, the ...

, Switzerland

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sezimovo Usti Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Tábor District