The Bezdrevský potok is a

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in the

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, a left

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of the

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River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The name means 'Bezdrev stream', referring to the Bezdrev fishpond. The name of the pond has its origin in the Czech words ''bez dřeva'', meaning 'without woods'. It referred to a treeless plain on which the pond was established.

Characteristic

The Bezdrevský potok originates in the territory of Brloh in the

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at an elevation of and flows to

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, where it enters the Vltava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Bezdrevský potok are:

Course

The stream flows through the municipal territories of Brloh,

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, Lhenice,

Netolice Netolice (; ) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Net ...

, Malovice, Olšovice, Hlavatce, Sedlec,

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and

Bodies of water

There are 456 bodies of water in the basin area. The basin area is rich in fishponds, especially the area of the lower course of the stream in the

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. The largest of the fishponds and the third largest pond in the Czech Republic overall is Bezdrev with an area of , built directly on the Bezdrevský potok. Bezdrev was founded by

Vilém II of Pernštejn Vilém II of Pernštejn ( or ''Wilhelm II. von Bernstein'', or ''Vilém z Pernštejna a na Helfštejně''; 1438 – 8 April 1521) was a Czech nobleman. He held the office of High Treasurer of Moravia from 1474 to 1487. He was High Marshall of B ...

before 1490. The Bezdrevský potok also supplies several other ponds.

Bridges

In Netolice, near the dam of the Mnich pond, where the Bezdrevský potok leaves the pond, there are a pair of stone arched bridges, protected as a cultural monument. The older of the bridges probably dates from around 1746, which is the date of the statue that decorates it. The younger bridge was most likely built in the 19th century. The dam of the Bezdrev pond and a bridge over the Bezdrevský potok next to the dam are together protected as a cultural monument. The stone three-arch bridge dates from 1879.

References

External links

River flow at Netolice station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

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