| Jistebnice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tábor |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.4856°N 14.5275°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jiří Popelka |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1262 |
| Area Total Km2: | 57.99 |
| Elevation M: | 578 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2150 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 391 31, 391 32, 391 33 |
Jistebnice (German: Jistebnitz) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Alenina Lhota, Božejovice, Chlum, Cunkov, Drahnětice, Hodkov, Hůrka, Javoří, Jezviny, Křivošín, Makov, Nehonín, Orlov, Ostrý, Ounuz, Padařov, Plechov, Podol, Pohoří, Smrkov, Stružinec, Svoříž, Třemešná, Vlásenice, Zbelítov and Zvěstonín are administrative parts of Jistebnice.
Jistebnice is located about 13km (08miles) northwest of Tábor and 56km (35miles) north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is the hill Bušová at 669m (2,195feet) above sea level. The municipal territory is rich on fishponds, supplied by local brooks.
The first written mention of Jistebnice is from 1262, when it was a market village owned by the Rosenberg family.[2] In the 15th century, during the Hussite Wars, many citizens left Jistebnice and went to the newly founded Tábor, which was co-founded by the Hussite governor Petr Hromádka from Jistebnice.[3]
In 1872, the Jistebnice hymn book was founded in Jistebnice.[3]
Jistebnice became a town for the first time before 1654.[4] It lost this status after 1945 and it became a town again on 17 October 2011.[5]
The railway line Tábor–Písek runs along the southern muncipal border. There are two train stations: Padařov and Božejovice.[6]
The main landmark of Jistebnice is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It has a Romanesque core from the early 13th century. The church was gothic rebuilt in 1380–1385 and baroque rebuilt in 1718, then Gothic modifications were made in the second half of the 19th century.[7]
On the town square there is Vlašský dům, also called Old Castle. It is originally a Renaissance castle from the second half of the 16th century. It was baroque rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century. Today it houses the memorial hall of the painter Richard Lauda, local native.[8]
The Jistebnice Castle is a neo-Gothic castle built in 1878–1882. It is surrounded by an English park, which was designed by the architect František Thomayer. Today the castle is privately owned and inaccessible.[9]
Jistebnice Fortress was built by the Rosenbergs in the 13th century. The remains of the fortress include two semicircular bastions. It is inaccessible and dilapidated.[10]