Lišov (; german: Lischau) is a town in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District ( cs, okres České Budějovice) is a district (''okres'') within the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bečice - Borek - Bo ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 4,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Červený Újezdec, Dolní Miletín, Dolní Slověnice, Horní Miletín, Horní Slověnice, Hrutov, Hůrky, Kolný, Levín, Lhotice, Velechvín and Vlkovice are administrative parts of Lišov. Vlkovice forms an

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of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name Lišov was probably derived from the personal name ''Lichý'', meaning "Lichý's (settlement)". The personal name itself means "odd" in Czech, but in old Czech it also meant "dishonest, evil".

Geography

Lišov is located about northeast 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 ...

. It lies in the

Třeboň Basin The Třeboň Basin ( cs, Třeboňská pánev) is a 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 for its fishpond system. Geomorphology The T ...

. In addition to several smaller ponds, there is Dvořiště in the northeastern part of the territory, one of the largest ponds in the Czech Republic.

History

The first written mention of Lišov is from 1296. In 1400, it was first referred to as a

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Demographics

Sights

The most valuable building is the Schwarzenberg Hospital, built by Jan Adolf of Schwarzenberg in 1675–1676. Today it houses a museum, library and gallery. The Church of Saint Wenceslaus was built in the second half of the 19th century. It replaced the old church. The Church of Saints Nicholas and Leonard in Dolní Slověnice is originally a Gothic church from the late 13th century. It was later baroque rebuilt. A technical monument is ''Locus perennis'' or "eternal place", an obelisk with built-in levelling markings. It was established here as one of the seven fixed points of accurate

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of the

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surveying system for European measurements. According to this system, the altitude of the obelisk is exactly above sea level in

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Notable people

* Milan Sachs (1884–1968), Czech-Croatian opera conductor and composer * Milan Křížek (1926–2018), composer, music teacher and violinist

Twin towns – sister cities

Lišov is

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with: *

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, Switzerland *

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, Italy

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisov Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in České Budějovice District