Větřní
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Administrative division
Větřní consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
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- Větřní (3,149)
- Dobrné (32)
- Hašlovice (45)
- Lužná (36)
- Nahořany (22)
- Němče (289)
- Zátoň (18)
- Zátoňské Dvory (19)
Geography
Větřní is located about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Český Krumlov and Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the Plešivec hill at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River.
History
The first written mention of Větřní is from 1347. The oldest part is the village of Němče, first mentioned in 1293. Větřní began to rapidly grow from 1870, when a paper mill was established.[2]
In 2017, Větřní obtained the town status.[3]
Demographics
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Economy
Větřní was known for a paper mill, which was one of the major paper producents in the Czech Republic. It was founded in the second half of the 19th century and employed 3,400 people at its peak at the beginning of the 1990s. In 2025, the JIP-Papírny Větřní company ceased operations due to debts and unprofitability.[4]
Transport
A railway runs through the municipal territory, but there is no passenger transport.
Sights
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The oldest building is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Zátoň. It was built in the late Gothic style in the 1490s. The second notable building is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, a modern church built in 1936–1938.[5]
Twin towns – sister cities
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References
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