Varvažov
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Administrative division
Varvažov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
- Varvažov (144)
- Štědronín-Plazy (20)
- Zbonín (28)
Geography
Varvažov is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Písek and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Hlásnice at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.
Most of the municipal border is formed by rivers. The western border is formed by the Skalice River. After its confluence with the Skalice, the southern border is formed by the Lomnice. After its confluence with the Lomnice, the eastern border is formed by the Otava, and then, again after their confluence, it continues as the Vltava River. The Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava, begins in the northeastern part of the municipality.
History
The first written mentions of Varvažov are from the mid-13th century. Until the middle of the 19th century, the village was continuously the property of the Knights Hospitaller.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
A set of Neoclassical-type homesteads has been preserved in the historic centre of Varvažov, which is protected as a village monument zone. In the centre of the village is a late Baroque castle from the 18th century, which served as a summer residence of the Knights Hospitaller.[2]
The oldest monument is the Church of Saint Catherine, built in the second half of the 13th century. A notable monument is also a historic stone bridge from the 18th century.[3]
In popular culture
The 1998 award-winning film Sekal Has to Die was shot in the municipality.[3]
Notable people
- Josef Bílý (1872–1941), general
References
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