Zlatá Koruna () is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...

of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Zlatá Koruna consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Zlatá Koruna (442) *Plešovice (133) *Rájov (197)

Etymology

The initial name of the local monastery was Svatá Koruna ('holy crown'). Allegedly, it was named in honour of the thorn from the crown of French King

Louis IX Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis ...

(Saint Louis), with which he dedicated the foundation of the monastery to the Bohemian King Ottokar II. From 1315, the name Zlatá Koruna ('golden crown') appeared.

Geography

Zlatá Koruna is located about northeast 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 southwest of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Gratzen Foothills, only the western part lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

River flows through the municipality; the village of Zlatá Koruna is situated in its meander. Large part of the municipality lies in the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area.

History

The

Cistercian The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...

Zlatá Koruna Monastery was founded in 1263 by King Ottokar II. Until the 18th century, the houses of the inhabitants, who ensured the economic operation of the monastery, were located only inside the monastery complex and were property of the monastery. In 1785, Emperor Joseph II abolished the monastery. In 1787, the Schwarzenberg family bought Zlatá Koruna and the village expanded beyond the borders of the monastery. The Schwarzenbergs rented the former monastery buildings to various manufacturers, and the village began to fill up with workers' houses.

Demographics

Transport

The I/39 road, which connects

with

, passes through the municipality. Zlatá Koruna is located on the railway line České Budějovice– Volary.

Sights

Zlatá Koruna is known for the Zlatá Koruna Monastery, one of the best preserved medieval monasteries in

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

. It was built in the early Gothic and high Gothic styles. The monastery complex includes the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which is the largest church in the South Bohemian Region. Today the monastery is owned by the state. It is open to the public and offers guided tours. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.

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