Soběslav

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Field	Value
name	Soběslav
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Soběslav, náměstí, 2018 (02).jpg
image_caption	Republiky Square with the Church of Saints Peter and Paul
image_flag	Flag of Soběslav.svg
image_shield	Sobeslav_crest_Czech_Republic.jpg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	South Bohemian
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Tábor
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jindřich Bláha
leader_party
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1293
area_total_km2	20.00
elevation_m	405
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	7070
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	392 17
website
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Administrative division

Soběslav consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Soběslav I (964)
Soběslav II (1,779)
Soběslav III (3,767)
Chlebov (190)
Nedvědice (101)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Soběslav.

Geography

Soběslav is located about 16 km south of Tábor and 35 km northeast of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the Třeboň Basin and the Tábor Uplands.

The town is situated at the confluence of the Lužnice River and the stream Černovický potok. There are several fishponds in the territory of Soběslav. The fishpond Nový rybník with its surroundings is protected as the Nový rybník u Soběslavi Nature Monument.

History

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The first written mention of Soběslav is from 1293, when the castle and surrounding areas belonged to the Rosenberg family. In obtained town rights in 1390. Four years later was the King Wenceslaus IV imprisoned in a local castle.

In the 16th century, Soběslav was the seat of Peter Vok of Rosenberg and one of the most important towns of the Rosenbergs' estate. It represented the economic centre of southern Bohemia with ties to Bavaria and Austria. This most important stage in the history of the town is evident in numerous historic buildings in the town to this day.

The town was burned twice during the Hussite Wars. At the end of 19th century, the town was connected by a railway with Prague and České Budějovice.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|3706 |1880|4350 |1890|4251 |1900|4193 |1910|4232 |1921|4312 |1930|4596 |1950|4785 |1961|5850 |1970|6304 |1980|6988 |1991|7365 |2001|7292 |2011|7057 |2021|6801 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Tábor to České Budějovice runs next to the town.

Soběslav is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice.

There is a small civil airport on the southern edge of the town.

Sights

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The historical part of the town is protected as an urban monument zone. The Church of Saint Vitus is a Gothic building from 1375, founded by Oldřich I of Rosenberg. In the 15th–18th centuries it was modified, but retained its Gothic character.

The Soběslav Castle is known for its well-preserved cylindrical tower Hláska, which is a landmark of the town. The castle fell into disrepair in the 1980s. Its northern wing was reconstructed in 2010 and today it houses the town library.

The parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a landmark of the town square. An old church was completely rebuilt in the late Gothic style in 1493–1517. It has a 68 m high tower, open to the public as a lookout tower.

There are two museums in the town: Smrčka's House (an ethnographic museum in the only preserved Renaissance house in the town) and Rosenberg House (museum with nature-related expositions).

Nearby the town border there is a forest called Svákov with the eponymous observation tower, small Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and remnants of an old Slavic gord.

Notable people

Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935), pedagogue, composer and conductor; visited regularly the town and composed here

Twin towns – sister cities

Soběslav is twinned with:

SVK Sabinov, Slovakia

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
"Přírodní památka Nový rybník". Město Soběslav.
"Historie města". Město Soběslav.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Detail stanice Soběslav". [[České dráhy]].
"Kostel sv. Víta". National Heritage Institute.
"Rožmberský hrad". Město Soběslav.
"Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla". Město Soběslav.
"Rada města". Město Soběslav.

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