Černá v Pošumaví

Černá v Pošumaví
Municipality
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Flag Coat of arms
Černá v Pošumaví Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°44′17″N 14°06′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Český Krumlov
First mentioned	1268
Area
• Total	50.47 km2 (19.49 sq mi)
Elevation	728 m (2,388 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	855
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	382 23, 382 26
Website	www.cernavposumavi.cz

Černá v Pošumaví (until 1950 Černá; German: Schwarzbach) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is a popular summer resort.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bližná, Dolní Vltavice, Mokrá, Muckov and Plánička are administrative parts of Černá v Pošumaví.

Etymology

The Czech name Černá (i.e. 'black') and the historical German name Schwarzbach (i.e. 'black stream') were derived from the stream that flowed below the village. The oldest forms of the name was Natschernerece (literally "on the black river") and Nachirnie. In 1483, the name Czerna first appeared. From 1530, the name Schwarzbach was used in various forms.

Geography

Černá v Pošumaví is located about 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Český Krumlov and 36 km (22 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. The municipal territory borders Germany in the southwest. It lies in the Bohemian Forest. The highest point is a nameless hill at 862 m (2,828 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shore of the Lipno Reservoir.

History

The first written mention of Černá v Pošumaví is in the donation deed of King Ottokar II from 1268, who gave the village to his burgrave Hirzo of Klingenberg.

After 1945, some formerly independent municipalities in the territory of today's Černá v Pošumaví were liquidated due to the expulsion of the German population and the modification of the border zone, partly due to the construction of the Lipno Reservoir.

Graphite mining

The first records of the mining of graphite date from the 1760s. Graphite mines were opened by the Schwarzenbergs in 1812. Ink was used for the production of pencils in the Zlatá Koruna and in České Budějovice at the Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth company. Most of the graphite deposits were flooded by the reservoir.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,145 —     1880 2,358 +9.9% 1890 2,522 +7.0% 1900 2,672 +5.9% 1910 2,915 +9.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,745 −5.8% 1930 2,631 −4.2% 1950 711 −73.0% 1961 750 +5.5% 1970 845 +12.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 807 −4.5% 1991 798 −1.1% 2001 826 +3.5% 2011 802 −2.9% 2021 789 −1.6%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The I/39 road (the section from Český Krumlov to Volary) passes through the municipality.

The railway line České Budějovice–Nové Údolí runs along the northwestern municipal border, however, the train station called Černá v Pošumaví is located outside the territory of Černá v Pošumaví.

Sights

The main landmark of Černá v Pošumaví is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was built in the Baroque style in 1799–1800, when it replaced a wooden chapel from 1787. It was rebuilt into its present Neo-Romanesque form in 1901–1904.

External links

• Official website