Volyně

Volyně
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Jihočeský kraj
District :	Strakonice
Area :	2058 ha
Geographic location :	49 ° 10 ' N , 13 ° 53' E Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '57 " N , 13 ° 53' 10" E
Height:	461 m nm
Residents :	3,023 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code :	387 01
traffic
Street:	Strakonice - Vimperk
Railway connection:	Strakonice – Volary
structure
Status:	city
Districts:	5
administration
Mayor :	Ing.Václav Valhoda (as of 2018)
Address:	Náměstí Svobody 41 ; 387 01 Volyně
Municipality number:	551970
Website :	www.mu.volyne.cz

Volyně [ ˈvɔlɪɲɛ ] (German Wolin ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located 10 kilometers south of Strakonice and describes itself as the "gateway to the Bohemian Forest " ( brána Šumavy ).

geography

Geographical location

The state road Silnice I / 4 runs through the town on the Volyňka between Strakonice and the Bavarian border near Philippsreut .

Community structure

The districts Černětice ( Tschernetitz ), Račí ( Ratschi ), Starov ( Starau ) and Zechovice ( Sechowitz ) belong to Volyně .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring towns are Němětice , Přechovice and Hoštice in the north, Milejovice in the northeast, Neuslužice and Litochovice in the east, Nišovice in the south, Zechovice and Doubravice u Volyně in the west and Nihošovice in the northwest.

history

The first written mention of Volyně comes from the year 1271. The Prague cathedral chapter granted the place town rights in 1299. The city fortifications and the parish church were built in 1327. In the 15th century, Volyně led a successful feud with the royal city of Písek because of the salt transport and toll revenues . The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord was built on the Malsička hill in 1618 , a hall church in the Renaissance style. There was a large Jewish community in Wolin. After patrimonial was replaced , the city became the seat of a judicial district in 1850. In 1893 the railway from Strakonitz to Winterberg was inaugurated.