The Nežárka (; ) is a

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in the

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, a right

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of the Lužnice River. It flows through the

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. It is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice rivers in

Jarošov nad Nežárkou Jarošov nad Nežárkou () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It lies on the Nežárka River. Jarošov nad Nežárkou lies approximatel ...

. Together with the Kamenice, which is its main source, the Nežárka is long. Without the Kamenice, it is long.

Etymology

The river was originally named Včelnice. Around 1500, it began to be called Nežárka after the suburb of the same name in

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urb ...

. It was officially renamed in 1654.

Characteristic

From a water management point of view, the Nežárka, Kamenice and Žirovnice are three different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres. The Nežárka itself is formed by the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice in

, and is long. In a broader point of view, the Nežárka (as Kamenice) originates in the territory of Těmice in the

Křemešník Highlands The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it i ...

, on the slope of the Bohutín hill at an elevation of and flows to

Veselí nad Lužnicí Veselí nad Lužnicí (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Lužnice and Nežárka rivers. Administrative division Veselí nad Luž ...

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

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

has an area of . The sources and longest tributaries of the Nežárka are:

Settlements

The most notable settlement on the river is the town of

, other settlements on the river are

, Rodvínov and

Stráž nad Nežárkou Stráž nad Nežárkou () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It lies on the Nežárka River. Administrative division Stráž nad Nežárkou consists of three ...

. The river flows through the municipal territories of Jarošov nad Nežárkou, Rodvínov,

Horní Skrýchov Horní Skrýchov is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Cent ...

, Jindřichův Hradec,

Dolní Žďár Dolní Žďár () is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Cent ...

, Lásenice, Stráž nad Nežárkou,

Plavsko Plavsko is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Plavsko lies approximately south-west of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Budějovice, an ...

, Hatín, Novosedly nad Nežárkou,

Kardašova Řečice Kardašova Řečice () is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Kardašova Řečice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets populat ...

, Val, Drahov, Vlkov and

Bodies of water

The lower course of the Nežárka flows through the

Třeboň Basin The Třeboň Basin () is a structural basin and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the town of Třeboň. It is known f ...

, which is known for its fishponds. There are 528 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area and many smaller. The largest body of water in the basin area is the Holná (or Velká Holná) Pond with an area of . There are no ponds or reservoirs built directly on the Nežárka.

Tourism

The Nežárka is suitable for river tourism. It is suitable for beginner paddlers.

References

External links

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

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Cz ...

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