Lišov

Town in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°0′58″N 14°36′30″E / 49.01611°N 14.60833°E / 49.01611; 14.60833Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict České BudějoviceFirst mentioned1296Government

• MayorJiří ŠvecArea

• Total93.55 km² (36.12 sq mi)Elevation

505 m (1,657 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total4,621 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

373 72

Websitewww.lisov.cz

Lišov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪʃof]; German: Lischau) is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. 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 exclave 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".^[2]

Geography

Lišov is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of České Budějovice. It lies in the Třeboň Basin. 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 market town.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,904	—
1880	5,152	+5.1%
1890	4,760	−7.6%
1900	4,693	−1.4%
1910	4,891	+4.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,779	−2.3%
1930	4,594	−3.9%
1950	4,048	−11.9%
1961	4,101	+1.3%
1970	3,642	−11.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,661	+0.5%
1991	3,806	+4.0%
2001	3,918	+2.9%
2011	4,113	+5.0%
2021	4,513	+9.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sights

The most valuable building is the Schwarzenberg Hospital, built by Jan Adolf of Schwarzenberg in 1675–1676.^[3] Today it houses a museum, library and gallery.^[6]

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.^[3]

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 levelling of the Austro-Hungarian surveying system for European measurements. According to this system, the altitude of the obelisk is exactly 565.1483 metres (1,854.161 ft) above sea level in Trieste.^[3]

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 twinned with:^[7]

Schüpfen, Switzerland
Varmo, Italy

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 635.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Územní plán Lišov" (in Czech). Město Lišov. pp. 116–118. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Územní plán Lišov" (in Czech). Město Lišov. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Lišov. Retrieved 2022-06-02.