Římov (České Budějovice District)

Římov (German: Rimau) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is located on left bank of the Malše River about 14 km south of České Budějovice.

Římov
Municipality
Centre of Římov
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Coat of arms
Římov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°51′20″N 14°29′13″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1395
Area
 • Total15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total927
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 24
Websitewww.rimov.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Branišovice, Dolní Stropnice, Dolní Vesce, Horní Vesce and Kladiny are administrative parts of Římov.

History

The first written mention of Římov dates from 1395. The village was founded probably in the 13th century and belonged to lower aristocratic families.[2]

In 1626 Římov became property of Duke of Eggenberg, the owner of the castle in Český Krumlov. In the same year the Duke gave Římov to the Jesuits and they established there a pilgrimage site with large Way of the Cross in 1648. The Way contains 25 stations and every year many people are starting their pilgrimage tradition right in Římov.[2]

Římov Reservoir

On the Malše River just above the village there is a reservoir providing drinking water for large portion of South Bohemia. The dam, completed in 1977, is 47 m high and 290 m long at crest. It creates a reservoir with surface of 210 ha, volume of over 30 million m³ and permanent minimal output of 650 l/s.

  • One of chapels on the Way of the Cross
  • A view from the dam downstream towards Římov
  • Surface of the reservoir

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Římov. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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