Hluboká nad Vltavou
The town located about 10 km north of the district town of České Budějovice is known mainly for its eponymous castle. It is located by the Vltava River at an altitude of 394 m.
The village was founded as a castle under the old castle founded in the first half of the 13th century by Wenceslas I. From the castle developed a small town, which was until 1869 called Podhradí. The well-fortified castle was a mainstay of royal power. However, with the founding of the town of České Budějovice, the king's interest in Hluboká decreased. In 1285, Hluboká was acquired by Vítkovec Záviš of Falkenstein. After his death, the village often changed owners. Until Charles IV. he established a pond farm here. One of the other owners, Vilém of Pernštejn, began to develop forestry and continued to establish ponds. At that time, the nearby Bezdrev pond, one of the largest Czech ponds, was also established.
In 1908, Hluboká was merged with the settlement of Zámostí on the right bank of the Vltava into one town complex called Hluboká nad Vltavou.
The most valuable monument in Hluboká is the famous chateau adapted in the style of English Tudor Gothic, the original early Gothic castle, which acquired its present appearance after several reconstructions.
In the center of the town stands the pseudo-Gothic church of St. John of Nepomuk from 1846.
There are fields on both banks of the Vltava River in the vicinity of Hluboká. The old game reserve on the left bank lies north of the city and extends to the village of Purkarec. Its area is 1,542 ha and was intended for breeding fallow deer, mouflon, black game. The so-called The Poněšice game reserve, focused on deer breeding, is on the right bank of the Vltava and measures 1,582 ha.
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