Buk pod Boubínem
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Prachatice | ||||
| Area : | 2580 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 2 ' N , 13 ° 51' E | ||||
| Height: | 826 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 285 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 384 21 | ||||
| License plate : | C. | ||||
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| Street: | Vimperk - Prachatice | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Antonín Mráz (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Buk 64 383 01 Prachatice |
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| Municipality number: | 537519 | ||||
| Website : | www.obecbuk.cz | ||||
| Location of Buk in the Prachatice district | |||||
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Buk (German Buchen ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located eleven kilometers west of Prachatice and belongs to the Okres Prachatice .
geography
location
Buk is located at the northern foot of the Boubín (German Kubany) (1362 m) in the Bohemian Forest at 825 m. To the south is the valley of the Cikánský potok , in which there are four water mills.
Neighboring places are Vícemily (Wetzmühl) in the north, Nedvíkov in the northeast, Šumavské Hoštice (Huschitz) in the east, Škarez 2. díl in the southeast, Včelná pod Boubínem and Pila in the south, Veselka (Wessele) in the southwest, Vyšovatka (discs) in the west as well Trhonín in the northwest.
Community structure
The municipality of Buk consists of the districts Buk (Buchen) , Včelná pod Boubínem (Köllne) and Vyšovatka (Discs) , which also form cadastral districts. Buk also includes the residential areas Brdo, Dobišův Mlýn, Důra, Matulkův Mlýn, Na Pile, Trytlův Mlýn, U Lady, U Palečka, U Petra, Urbánkův Mlýn and Veselka. Basic settlement units are Buk, Na Pile, Včelná pod Boubínem and Vyšovatka.
Neighboring communities
| Svatá Maří | Radhostice , Šumavské Hoštice | |
| Vimperk |
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Drslavice , Kratušín |
| Horní Vltavice | Volary | Záblatí |
history
Buk was first mentioned in a document in 1299. The village was part of the Volyně estate, which belonged to the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, and was an enclave in the Vimperk estate . In 1757 Buk was attached to the Lčovice manor . The place was parish after Šumavské Hoštice . After the replacement of patrimonial Buk formed an independent municipality from 1848.
Attractions
- Chapel of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, on the village square of Buk, built in 1800
- Chapel of Carmel Mary in Včelná pod Boubínem
- Boubín with a lookout tower
- Boubínský prales (Kubany Primeval Forest) , declared a nature reserve in 1858
