| Dub | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prachatice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.1083°N 14.0119°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1274 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.52 |
| Elevation M: | 474 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 436 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 384 22 |
Dub is a market town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Borčice, Dubská Lhota, Dvorec and Javornice are administrative parts of Dub.
The name literally means 'oak'. The settlement was probably founded near some notable oak.[2]
Dub is located about 10km (10miles) north of Prachatice and 36km (22miles) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Spálená at 595m (1,952feet) above sea level. The stream Dubský potok flows through the market town. The Dubský pond is built on the stream.
The first written mention of Dub is from 1274. In 1869, Dub was promoted to a market town by Emperor Franz Joseph I.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Among the main landmarks of Dub are the church and the castle. The Church of The Mission of the Saint Apostles was built in the late Baroque style.[4]
The Dub Castle was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1854–1860 on the site of a medieval fortress. Next to the castle is a landscape park from the second half of the 19th century.[5]