Horní Stropnice

Horní Stropnice is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

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Administrative division

Horní Stropnice consists of 21 municipal parts :

Horní Stropnice
Bedřichov
Chlupatá Ves
Dlouhá Stropnice
Dobrá Voda
Hlinov
Hojná Voda
Humenice
Konratice
Krčín
Meziluží
Olbramov
Paseky
Rychnov u Nových Hradů
Šejby
Staré Hutě
Střeziměřice
Svébohy
Světví
Vesce
Vyhlídky

Geography

Horní Stropnice is located about southeast of České Budějovice. The municipal territory borders Austria in the south. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The southern part lies in the Gratzen Mountains and includes the highest point of Horní Stropnice, the Vysoká mountain at above sea level. The Stropnice River flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Stropnice is from 1185. The village has been a sole property of the aristocratic Rosenberg family throughout the history.
In 1950, the name was changed from Stropnice to Horní Stropnice.

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Stropnice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. The originally Romanesque church dates from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the late Gothic style in 1500–1510, after it was damaged by a fire in 1486, but the oldest Romanesque parts of the church were preserved.