Josef Štěpánek Netolický

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Josef Štěpánek Netolický (also Štěpan Netolický ; * around 1460; † 1538 ) was a Bohemian pond builder .

Life

He came from a non-free family in Netolice and was initially a hunter in the service of the South Bohemian nobleman Wok II von Rosenberg .

From the 1490s, Wok von Rosenberg used him as an assistant in the construction of the extensive ponds around the town of Lomnice nad Lužnicí and Třeboň . During this time the ponds Koclířov (1491–1495), Velký Tisý (1502–1505) and Ruda (1495) were created.

After the death of Wok II von Rosenberg, Štěpánek became the supreme “fish master” on the Rosenberg estates in 1505 . He developed and implemented plans for the construction of the Opatovický rybník (1510–1514), Horusický rybník (1511–1512) and Kaňov (1515) ponds and the enlargement of the Záblatský rybník (1509). In total, he was responsible for the construction of nine large and 37 small ponds.

The Koclířov (bottom right) and Velký Tisý ponds created by Štěpánek Netolický

Štěpánek's most famous work is the artificial watercourse Zlatá stoka ( Golden Canal ), which connects all the fish ponds in the Wittingau basin and supplies them with fresh water. Its construction lasted from 1505 to 1520. In 1519, Wok's descendants released their pond builder from serfdom. Štěpánek's reputation was widespread: in 1528, the Archbishop of Salzburg, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, requested the services of Štěpánek in building ponds in the area. It is not known whether this request was granted. Štěpánek Netolický also designed and built town houses in Třeboň and was involved in the construction of the town fortifications there. The ponds designed by him are very extensive and shallow and thus ensure good growth conditions due to sufficient incidence of light. In addition, they are characterized by an excellent irrigation system that still meets the requirements of pond management today . The Rosenberg pond builder Jakob Krčín from Jelčany (1535–1604) followed up on the work of Štěpánek.

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SURNAME Netolický, Josef Štěpánek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Netolický, Štěpan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian pond builder in the service of the Bohemian lords of Rosenberg
DATE OF BIRTH around 1460
DATE OF DEATH 1538