Borová Lada
Borová Lada | |
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| Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 13°39′36″E / 48.99000°N 13.66000°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| Founded | 1750 |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.94 km2 (26.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 279 |
| • Density | 4.05/km2 (10.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 384 92, 385 01 |
| Website | www |
Borová Lada (German: Ferchenhaid) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Borová Lada consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Borová Lada (225)
- Černá Lada (0)
- Knížecí Pláně (0)
- Nový Svět (26)
- Paseka (0)
- Šindlov (0)
- Svinná Lada (6)
- Zahrádky (3)
Etymology
The initial German name Ferchenhaid was derived from the words Föhre ('pine') and Heide ('wasteland'). The Czech name is a translation of the German name.[3]
Geography
Borová Lada is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Prachatice and 60 km (37 mi) west of České Budějovice, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Bohemian Forest and mostly in the Šumava National Park. The highest point is the mountain Světlá hora at 1,123 m (3,684 ft) above sea level. The Teplá Vltava River flows through the municipality. The Volyňka River originates in the woods on the slope of the Světlá hora. The territory of Borová Lada is densely forested. There are moors in the northern part of the municipality.
History
Borová Lada was founded around 1750 on the initiative of the owner of this territory, Prince Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. In 1855, the village had 230 inhabitants and most of them were ethnic Germans. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the house No. 11, which is a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.[7]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 536.
- ↑ "Historie obce Borová Lada" (in čeština). Obec Borová Lada. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Borová Lada". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
External links
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- Villages in Prachatice District
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