Třeboňsko

LocationA flat fishpond basin, through which flows the Lužnice River.

Area70.000 ha

HistoryProclaimed a protected landscape area in 1979, the UNESO Biosphere Reserve was stated in 1977. The Třeboň region is also an important Bird Area according to ICB (Bird Life International).Altitude410 - 540 m above sea level.

NatureThe inexpressive relief of the Třeboň Region features tectonic, very flat depressed ground with stepped edges, mainly in the southern part of the area. Blown sands appear on some areas. A network of large fishponds has been constructed since the 16th century and due to this fact the former relatively very monotonous moor area became an area of great variety, which is unique in the Czech Republic. Large water areas alternate with agricultural areas, forests are also a typical feature of this countryside.

Rare and protected speciesForests occupy 42% of the surface and are mostly secondary growth. We can find very valuable pine trees here. Human intervention has not damaged the area, on the contrary, it has enriched the landscape by prompting the existing large range of fauna and flora, now living here. You can find the vernal pasqueflower and other rare plant species on sands, the longleaf pine in the peat-bogs and huge oaks at fishpond dams. The white water-lily, the yellow water-lily and the least yellow water-lily, the floating killick, the bladderwort and the pondweed, together with rare orchid species, can be found in fishponds and pools. The marshy fen-berries, bog-bilberries, cranberries, blueberries along with heather grow in peat-bogs. The dunes host a specific flora, such as the sand - everlasting flower, the least sabulous and others. Also various insect species, various species of amphibian and 25 fish species live here. Birds are the most valuable treasure of the Třeboňsko Region, among them the egret and also the grey heron, the ravenous marsh harrier, the osprey and a number of singing birds. Most of the water and swamp species of birds, which live in our country, nest here. Also game animals, smaller carnivores, riverine castor and several couples of the riverine otter live here.

Nature interestsVizír, Červené blato (Red Marshland), Ruda, Stará řeka (Old River), Hliníř, Kozí vršek (Goat Peak), Slepičí vršek (Hen Peak), Bukové kopce (Beech Hills), meandry Lužnice (Lužnice Meandres), Horusická blata (Horusicka Marshland), písečný přesyp u Vlkova, rašeliniště Hovízna (Hovizna Peat-bog), rašeliniště Pelé (Pele Peat-bog), Výtopa Rožmberka (flooded Rosenberk lake), Záblatské louky (Zablatske Meadows). More information of above mentioned places of interest you can obtain in the CHKO Information Centre.

Main tourist centres
The town of Třebon is located in the heart of the Třebon Region and is also a significant tourist centre - the former Rosenberg´s residence, with many sights and good accommodation and food services. The town of České Budějovice, which is the centre of the south Bohemian region, is situated near the protected area as well as Jindřichův Hradec, Veselí nad Lužnicí or Tábor.