| Hosín | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | České Budějovice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.0375°N 14.4758°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1330 |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.97 |
| Elevation M: | 486 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 972 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 373 41 |
Hosín is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The village of Dobřejovice is an administrative part of Hosín.
The initial name of the village was Hošín. The name was derived from the personal name Hoša, meaning "Hoša's".[2]
Hosín is located about 6km (04miles) north of České Budějovice. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Tábor Uplands, but the southern part with the village of Hosín lies in a tip of the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is the Baba hill at 570m (1,870feet) above sea level. There is a former china clay mine called Orty, protected as a nature monument.
The first written mention of Hosín is from 1330. The village was part of the Hluboká estate and shared its owners.[3]
The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Prague to České Budějovice passes through the eastern part of the municipality.
Hosín is located on the railway line heading from České Budějovice to Tábor and Chotoviny.[4]
The municipality is home to a sports airport, established in 1957. It used to host major sporting events, including the World Aerobatic Championships in 1978.[3]
The main landmark is the Church of the Saints Peter and Paul. The original church was built in the 11th or 12th century. Between 1260 and 1280, when this sacral building was no longer sufficient for its spatial capacity, the new church was built, in which the former church was incorporated as a sacristy. In 1900, the church was demolished and replaced by a new large church in the Neo-Romanesque style.[3] [5]
Next to the church is a Baroque rectory from the 18th century.[6]