Benešov nad Černou (until 1948 Německý Benešov; ) is a municipality and village in

Český Krumlov District Český Krumlov District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Český Krumlov. Administrative division Český Krumlov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#M ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The centre of Benešov nad Černou is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Benešov nad Černou consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Benešov nad Černou (1,058) *Černé Údolí (19) *Daleké Popelice (7) *Děkanské Skaliny (18) *Dluhoště (42) *Hartunkov (49) *Klení (101) *Kuří (36) *Ličov (54) *Pusté Skaliny (2) *Valtéřov (13) *Velké Skaliny (38) *Velký Jindřichov (5)

Geography

Benešov nad Černou is located about east of

Český Krumlov Český Krumlov (; , ''Böhmisch Krumau'') is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known as a tourist centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre ...

and south of

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. It lies on the border between the

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and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Černá River flows through the municipality. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Velký Klenský.

History

The first written mention of Benešov is from 1332. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century as a settlement by a fortress. It was named after its founder, the nobleman Beneš of Michalovice. In 1383, Benešov was promoted to a

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. In 1387, it was purchased by

Oldřich I of Rosenberg Oldřich I of Rosenberg (died 4 March 1390) was the fourth son of the Peter I of Rosenberg and his second wife, . Together with his mother and brothers, he founded a Minorite monastery in Český Krumlov. After the death of his older brother ...

and joined to the Nové Hrady estate. As a result of frequent fires (in 1617, 1801, 1849, 1863 and 1891), the medieval character of Benešov was destroyed. In 1881, Benešov became a town and its name changed to Německý Benešov ("German Benešov"). After

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, the German population was expelled and the town depopulated. In 1946, the name changed to Benešov nad Černou after the local watercourse Černá. In 1950, the municipality lost its town status.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Benešov nad Černou is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was originally built in the Gothic style in 1332. Around 1630, it was rebuilt to its present form. A valuable monuments is the town hall. It is a Gothic-Renaissance house dating from 1594. In Benešov nad Černou is a set of three

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

fountains from the second half of the 19th century. Two of them are located on the town square and one is near the primary school. The Church of Saint Lawrence is located in Klení. It was built in the early Gothic style at the end of the 13th century. Around 1490, it was reconstructed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benesov Nad Cernou Villages in Český Krumlov District