7 the best of ČESKÝ KRUMLOV UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE NEW EDITION VisitCeskyKrumlov.cz online guide Baroque Theater the best of … 1 CASTLE AND CHATEAU ................................................. 10 2 MONASTERY ............................................................... 26 3 SQUARE AND TOWN HALL ............................................ 30 4 EGON SCHIELE ART CENTRUM ...................................... 35 festivalkrumlov.cz 5 CHURCH OF ST. VITUS .................................................. 36 6 MUSEUM FOTOATELIÉR SEIDEL .................................... 40 7 ČESKÝ KRUMLOV INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ........ 42 8 GRAPHITE MINE .......................................................... 51 9 KLEŤ, ZLATÁ KORUNA, DÍVČÍ KÁMEN ............................. 52 10 BOATING .................................................................... 62 100 km Maškarní sál / Praga Camerata Wrocłav Dresden 50 km Liberec Ústí n. Labem Hradec Králové Kutná Hora Karlovy Vary UNESCO PRAHA Pardubice Olomouc UNESCO UNESCO Litomyšl Ostrava Plzeň Žďár n. Sázavou UNESCO UNESCO Kroměříž Telč UNESCO Holašovice UNESCO Zlín UNESCO Třebíč Brno Regensburg UNESCO UNESCO Č. Budějovice Lednice UNESCO Český Krumlov Passau UNESCO Linz Wien Bratislava Barokní divadlo / Antonio Caldara: La Contesa de Numi / Collegium Marianum Netolice Hluboká nad Vltavou Vimperk 10 km Prachatice Třeboň Strážný Holašovice České Budějovice festivalkrumlov.cz Volary Chvalšiny Velešín Trhové Sviny České Velenice Český Krumlov Nové Hrady Waldkirchen Horní Planá Kaplice Rožmberk n. Vlt. Hauzenberg Dolní Dvořiště Weitra Vyšší Brod Rohrbach in Oberösterreich Bad Leonfelden Freistadt Zámecká zahrada – Otáčivé hlediště / Operní galakoncert / Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu, Allan Glassman – zpěv, dirigent Gottfried Rabl CONTENTS 5 tickets for CZK 400, more at www.ckrumlov.info/card ČESKÝ KRUMLOV ................................................................................... 5 BRIEF HISTORY ................................................................................... 6–9 CASTLE AND CHATEAU ................................................................... 10–25 THE OLD TOWN .............................................................................. 28–40 CULTURE, LEISURE ..........................................................................42–51 Coat of arms of Vilém of Rožmberk AROUND ČESKÝ KRUMLOV ............................................................. 52–61 BOATING ......................................................................................... 62–65 ČESKÝ KRUMLOV GASTRO TIPS ........................................................................................ 66 Publisher: Vydavatelství MCU s. r. o. INFORMATION ON SERVICES .......................................................... 68–70 Chvalšinská 242, 381 01 Český Krumlov Tel.: +420 387 428 360, [email protected]; www.mcumedia.cz TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................... 71–72 Technical editing: Radek Eliášek Texts: Jan Eliášek Translation: Bryce Belcher Photos: Libor Sváček, Lubor Mrázek, Pavel Jan, Pavel Radosta, Jan Jedlička, Archives of the Český Krumlov State Castle, Archives of MCU Publishing House 3 Map: Vydavatelství MCU, Pavel Dvořák 1 DTP, typesetting: Petr Novosad, Kamila Šinková Advertising: Hana Žáčková, Petra Prajer 2 Administration www.VisitCeskyKrumlov.cz: [email protected] Publication No. 1., Český Krumlov (reprint 2020), 72 pages Reproducing or copying any part of this publication may be done only with the prior written approval of the publisher. All rights reserved. Published in cooperation with Destination Management of the town of Český Krumlov. Copyright © Vydavatelství MCU, 2020 1/ Gothic Church of St. Vitus, 2/ the tower of the former St. Jost Church, ISBN: 978-80-7339-185-0 3/ the Renaissance castle tower – the largest dominant features of the historical Old Town 4 OUR TIP ČESKÝ KRUMLOV 5 ČESKÝ KRUMLOV With less than fifteen thousand inhabit- ants, Český Krumlov is neither one of the largest nor the most populous towns of South Bohemia. All the same, its fame and importance reach far beyond the borders of our country. Its historical center, an area only slightly larger than half a square kilometer, holds a concentration of a number of architectural and cultural monuments which may be boasted by few places on this planet. Here we find Our TIP one of the largest stronghold castles in Europe with its wonderfully pre- ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE served Baroque Theater and the cas- tle tower, which the writer Karel Čapek AIRPORT AT “TAKE-OFF” termed the “the toweriest of all towers”, and the Baroque-Rococo 11-hectare castle The municipal coat of arms appeared for the first time in 1336 on the seal of Petr I The České Budějovice Airport has garden. Below the castle, the ubiquitous been transformed by thorough moder- of Rožmberk. The motif of the wall with Vltava River meanders around the original three towers and a gate was gradually de- nisation into a standard regional airport. town buildings, which have still preserved veloped, as shown by seals from 1406 and We are ready to handle Boeing 737 their intact medieval character due to for- 1443. They all bear a small five-petalled rose. and Airbus A320/321 aircraft, charter, tunate circumstances. It is here, in the lab- The coat of arms from 1593 shows colourful tourist, commercial and cargo inter-state Prague 135 km yrinth of winding streets of the old town, illustrations with a blue shield, silver towers and international transport. Tábor 66 km where you can feel the strongest unique with red roofs, fortress walls with a lifted local atmosphere and the genius loci. gate, and a red Rožmberk rose with a golden We offer quality services, an individual Český Krumlov (UNESCO) 22 km center. The coat of arms exists in its approach and free passenger parking. Holašovice (UNESCO) 15 km “The story of the town” began to write itself over seven centuries ago, but the present form from 1671, in which the Our experienced team shall ensure that Hluboká nad Vltavou 13 km Rožmberk symbol is held by the beaks biggest boom was brought to Krumlov by of three ravens. your trip to our region is a pleasant ex- Třeboň 26 km the powerful government of the Rožm- perience. České Budějovice 5 minutes berks. Their architectural legacy has still endured throughout the centuries. It is Why fly to our region? The most important Central European no coincidence, then, that in 1992 Český We are located in the heart of south Bo- cities are within your reach from České Krumlov became one of the first sites in hemia, the most beautiful region in the Budějovice Airport. the Czech Republic to be registered on the Czech Republic. We are the gate to Central Europe! prestigious UNESCO World Heritage Site. ▪ Letiště České Budějovice – LKCS Category 4C International Airport RWY 2500 × 45 m Did you know ILS cat I that… open operating schedule The town‘s name most likely came from the GPS: 48°57'7.434"N, 14°27'12.632"E Latin, respectively the old German, designa- tion of the meanders of the Vltava river bed. www.airport-cb.cz The names Castrum Crumnau, respectively we are on FB Crumbenowe can be loosely translated as “crooked river” or “crooked peninsula”. Rožmberk Rider on facade at Latrán No. 39 6 BRIEF HISTORY BRIEF HISTORY 7 BRIEF HISTORY The ideally situated high location above the river Vltava was probably inhabited at the turn of the older and younger Bronze Age. It is possible that there was a smaller settlement here. It is certain, though, that the Lords of Krumlov, one of the branches of the Vítkovec family, based their Gothic castle at this site in the first half of the 13th century. It was first mentioned in writing in 1253. The Gothic castle was equipped with a cylindrical tower and located on the site of today‘s Hrádek, or “Little Castle”. Did you know The founder of the House of Vítkovec was that… Vítek I of Prčice in Sedlčany who came … according to legend, Vítek of Prčice had to South Bohemia in the 12th century. This five sons among whom he divided his great nobleman served the important function wealth? Thus were founded five powerful fa- of steward to King Vladislav II. He grad- milies with the rose in their coat of arms (see ually acquired considerable property in below). On this detail of the picture Division South Bohemia and before his death (1194) of the Rose (A. Streer, 1742) we can see not divided it among his five sons. This only this legendary scene but also an idyllic Castle owners and family crests: Vilém of Rožmberk, Johann Christian of Eggenberg, Josef Adam of Schwarzenberg pseudo-mythical event is captured in the representation of the Krumlov Castle. famous painting of The Division of the Rose, a copy of which can be seen in the slightly out-of-the-way location in Rožm- Rožmberk. This is when the former Gothic residence. Their love of art, especially mu- castle. berk castle to Český Krumlov and proceed- stronghold began to acquire the appear- sic, raised Krumlov‘s status into a renowned The Krumlov Vítkovec descendants died ed to become one of the most powerful ance of a castle. center of social and artistic life. One of their out in 1302, and the town should normal- families in the country, managing their Vilém‘s increasing demands on rep- most important contributions is the creation ly have been accrued to the king Václav dominion from here for nearly 300 years. resentation gradually led the dominion of the Castle Baroque Theatre and the II, however, gave it to the other members