Soběslav

Soběslav (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsobjɛslaf] (listen); German: Sobieslau) is a town in the Czech Republic situated on the river Lužnice, 7 km northern from Veselí nad Lužnicí and 18 km southern from Tábor. Its population is approximately 7,000. There is a small civil airport at the south-western part of the town border.

Soběslav
Town
Saint Vitus Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Soběslav
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′36″N 14°43′7″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
First mentioned1293
Government
 • MayorJindřich Bláha
Area
 • Total20.00 km2 (7.72 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-01[1])
 • Total6,968
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
392 17
Websitewww.musobeslav.cz

Administrative parts
  • Chlebov
  • Nedvědice
  • Soběslav I
  • Soběslav II
  • Soběslav III

History

The town was mentioned for a first time at the year 1293 when the castle and surrounding areas belonged to the house of Rožmberk. Towns rights were obtained at the year 1390. Four years later was Czech king Václav IV imprisoned in a local castle. The town was burned twice during a Hussite's wars. At the end of 19th century the town was connected by a railroad with Prague and Budweis cities. Historical part of the town is set as a town's protected zone even seriously touched by a newly built northern part of the town's main square (except historical Smrčka's house).

Nature and historical sightseeings

There is Saint's Vít Gothic church, castle of Soběslav with well-preserved tower Hláska and a church of Saints Petr and Pavel. There are two museums in the town: Smrčka's house (ethnical museum) and Petr Vok house (natural history museum).

There is a natural reservation called Nový rybník in the Soběslav. And you can find a beautiful pavillon or a place called „Mushroom“ (big concrete mushroom) which is a favorite rest place. Nearby the town border there is a forest called Svákov with a small church of saint Anna, old Slavonian fortress rampart and pavillon. There is an old trading road which leads through Soběslav.

List of local sightseeings
  • Soběslav Castle
  • Church of Saint Vitus
  • Church of Saints Peter and Paul
  • Marshland of Soběslav

Notable people
  • František Josef Studnička (1836–1903), mathematician, pedagogue, Czech science life organizer and astronomer
  • Emilie Fryšová (1840–1920), pedagogue, publisher and ethnographic
  • Karel Lustig (1856–1924), pedagogue, school director and founder of Soběslav's museum, writer
  • Edmund Chvalovský (1869–1934), actor, dramatist, producer in the National Theatre
  • Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935), pedagogue, composer, conductor in the National Theatre
  • Rudolf Veselý (1884–1966), botanist, mycologist, co-founder of Czech mycologist company, publicist
  • Jaromír Hořejš (1903–1961), pedagogue, writer and poet
  • Karel Bodlák (1903–1989), pedagogue, poet, philosopher and literal critic
  • Donát Šajner (1914–1990), writer and poet, important person in Czech cultural politics
  • Jaroslav Brodský (1920–1981), founder of the K 231 organization, publicist
  • František Kotlaba (born 1927), botanist, mycologist, science assistant of the National Museum and Botanical institute ČSAV, publicist
  • Jiří Laburda (born 1931), composer and university pedagogue

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Soběslav is twinned with:[2]

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. "Město Soběslav" (in Czech). Město Soběslav. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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