| Lišov | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| 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: | 49.0161°N 14.6083°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jiří Švec |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1296 |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.55 |
| Elevation M: | 505 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4687 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 373 72 |
Lišov (in Czech pronounced as /ˈlɪʃof/; German: Lischau) is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants.
The villages of Červený Újezdec, Dolní Miletín, Dolní Slověnice, Horní Miletín, Horní Slověnice, Hrutov, Hůrky, Kolný, Levín, Lhotice, Velechvín and Vlkovice are administrative parts of Lišov. Vlkovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
The name Lišov was probably derived from the personal name Lichý, meaning "Lichý's (settlement)". The personal name itself means 'odd' in Czech, but in old Czech it also meant 'dishonest', 'evil'.[2]
Lišov is located about 9km (06miles) northeast of České Budějovice. It lies in the Třeboň Basin. In addition to several smaller ponds, there is Dvořiště in the northeastern part of the territory, one of the largest ponds in the Czech Republic.
The first written mention of Lišov is from 1296. In 1400, it was first referred to as a market town.[3]
The D3 motorway (the section from České Budějovice to Tábor, part of the European route E55) runs along the western municipal border. The I/34 (the section from České Budějovice to Jindřichův Hradec, part of the European route E551 and shortly also part of the European route E49) passes through the town.
The most valuable building is the Schwarzenberg Hospital, built by Jan Adolf of Schwarzenberg in 1675–1676.[3] Today it houses a museum, a library and a gallery.[4]
The Church of Saint Wenceslaus was built in the second half of the 19th century. It replaced the old church. The Church of Saints Nicholas and Leonard in Dolní Slověnice is originally a Gothic church from the late 13th century. It was later rebuilt in the Baroque style.[3]
A technical monument is Locus perennis or "eternal place", an obelisk with built-in levelling markings. It was established here as one of the seven fixed points of accurate levelling of the Austro-Hungarian surveying system for European measurements. According to this system, the altitude of the obelisk is exactly 565.1483m (1,854.1611feet) above sea level in Trieste.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Lišov is twinned with:[5]
