Holubov is a village in the Český Krumlov District

Ceský Krumlov District

Český Krumlov District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Český Krumlov.The area was the hereditary home of the Rosenberg family, Lords of Krumlov and Rozmberk....

, south Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. It has got almost 1,000 inhabitants.

History

The Celts built an oppidum

Oppidum

Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space," possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, "occupied space" or "footprint."Julius Caesar described the larger Celtic Iron Age...

 in Třísov about 200 BC and they left the place in the beginning of the 1st century being pushed out from here by migrating Germanic tribes. The walls and a gate of the Třísov oppidum have been partly preserved until today. In the 14th century the Dívčí kámen Castle (Maidenstein) was built close to here by the noble family of Rožmberk

Rožmberk

Rožmberk may mean:*Rožmberk Castle, in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic *Rožmberk nad Vltavou, a village nearby the castle...

 (Rosenberger

Rosenberger

-People:* Adolf Rosenberger - German businessman and race car driver* Carol Rosenberger - Classical pianist* Christine Rosenberger - Miss Minnesota USA 1987* Cliff Rosenberger - member of the Ohio House of Representatives...

). It is a castle with features of similarity with the castle in Český Krumlov. The castle has been in ruins since the 16th century. In the 19th century industrialization of Holubov starts. There was built an iron producing factory and railway.

Economical background of Holubov

• Tourism
• Production of paper products (boxes) by the Artypa factory
• Agriculture

Political division of Holubov

• Holubon, central village with the town hall
• Třísov
• Krasetín

Sights

• Třísov Oppidum
• Dívčí Kámen Castle
• Kleť
  Klet
  The Kleť is a mountain located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Český Krumlov. It rises above sea level, and on a clear day affords a view of the Alps to the South....
  
   Mountain (1,083m)
• Lime tree of Třísov, a protected 300 years old tree
• Iron train bridge

Chair lift

The chair lift goes from Krásetín to the top of the Kleť mountain (German: Schöninger). The difference of altitudes between the lowest and highest point of the lift is 383 m and a ride lasts 15 minutes. On the top of the mountain there is a viewing tower built in 1825 by the noble family of Schwarzenberg

House of Schwarzenberg

-History:The family was first mentioned in 1172. A branch of the Seinsheim family was created when Erkinger I of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian barony of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg, in 1405–21. At this time, they also possessed some fiefdoms in...

. There is also an observatory, which is known for the discovery of hundreds of asteroids. One of the asteroid

Asteroid

Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

s was also named Holubov. The most famous astronomer from this observatory was Antonín Mrkos

Antonín Mrkos

Antonín Mrkos was a Czech astronomer, born in Střemchoví, Czechoslovakia.- Biography :Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff member at the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory in Slovakia...

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External links

Municipal website

Czech-German Dictionary of the names of towns and villages in the Český Krumlov District