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Horní Planá (15 km)

Horní Planá is the largest town on the banks of the Lipno Dam. The settlement was established by monks from the monastery Zlatá koruna (“The Golden Crown”) in the first half of the 14th century. In 1349, Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, promoted the village to a townlet. In the 15th century, Horní Planá became a part of the demesne of Český Krumlov. Horní Planá lies at the boundary between the Šumava Protected Landscape Area and the Šumava National Park. Besides the circumambient natural beauties, the town offers to tourists a number of cultural and, above all, sporting experiences. Especially the possible summer pleasures entice people to visit this town.

Places of interest:

church of St. Margaret
baroque Chapel of St. Virgin Mary
Stifterův pomník ve Stifterově parku
a pillory by the Church of St. Margaret
fountains in the square (19th century)
statue of St. John of Nepomuk
house of birth of Adalbert Stifter - a branch of the Regional Museum
summer cinema

Sport:

minigolf
go-kart, bicycle, and boat renting service
horse rides
water sports - the Lipno Dam

Horní Planá is an important recreational centre. It was first mentioned in the 14th century as a property of the monastery Zlatá Koruna. Horní Planá used to be a significant commercial place. Trading with Austria and Bavaria took place here.

An early gothic church from the second half of the 13th century which was extended in the 17th century stands here. In its old part, renaissance wall paintings were preserved. The adjacent vicarage was burned to ashes and reconstructed several times. However, its 1826’s reconstruction survived to this day. Another ecclesiastical building, a chapel, stands above the town in Dobrá Voda (Good Water). In the orchards below the chapel, there is a bronze memorial of Šumava’s poet and writer Adalbert Stifter dating back to 1906. Stifter’s house of birth no. 21 by the road to Černá v Pošumaví was modified and furnished as a memorial to the writer’s body of work in the year 1906. In addition, the “Stifter’s trail”, 6.5 km long with 7 stops, starts here.

Our personnel at the hotel reception will readily provide you with more detailed information on the particular towns and villages, transportation means, opening hours, prices, etc.