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Lipno nad Vltavou

Coordinates: 48°38′22″N 14°13′46″E / 48.63944°N 14.22944°E / 48.63944; 14.22944
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Lipno nad Vltavou
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°38′22″N 14°13′46″E / 48.63944°N 14.22944°E / 48.63944; 14.22944
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeský Krumlov
First mentioned1530
Area
 • Total
19.48 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Elevation
776 m (2,546 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
668
 • Density34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
382 78
Websitewww.lipnonadvltavou.cz

Lipno nad Vltavou (German: Lippen) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is a popular summer resort.

Administrative division

Lipno nad Vltavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Lipno nad Vltavou (584)
  • Slupečná (50)

Etymology

In the oldest documents, the name was written in the masculine gender as Lipen, but later the neuter gender Lipno prevailed. The name is derived from the Czech word lípa ('linden') and the Old Czech adjective lipný.[3]

Geography

Lipno nad Vltavou is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Český Krumlov and 40 km (25 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Kaliště at 993 m (3,258 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shore of the Lipno Reservoir, which is built on the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Lipno nad Vltavou is from 1530. It was originally a small lumbering settlement belonging to the Vyšší Brod estate. During the construction of the Lipno Reservoir between 1952 and 1959, the settlement was flooded and a new resort was built instead.[4]

Demographics

Economy

Thanks to its location by the Lipno Reservoir, Lipno nad Vltavou is one of the most popular tourist and recreational places in the country.[4] Lipno Reservoir is used for recreation, water sports, and fish farming. The Lipno Hydroelectric Power Station has been in operation since 1959 and has nameplate capacity 2x60 MW.[7]

Transport

Lipno nad Vltavou is a starting point of a short railway line of local importance heading to Rybník.

Sport

Lipno nad Vltavou hosted the 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.

Sights

Treetop Walkway in Lipno nad Vltavou is among the most visited tourist destinations in the South Bohemian Region.[8] It is an educational trail with an observation tower and toboggans.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 626.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Lipno nad Vltavou. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "The Lipno Hydroelectric Power Station". ČEZ Group. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in čeština). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ↑ "About the Trail". Stezka korunami stromů. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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