Zábrdí: Hotels and Accommodation

Zábrdí lies above the Blanice River in a varied landscape at an average elevation of 642 metres above sea level.

History and the Name of the Village

Zábrdí was among the villages mentioned in a document issued in 1359 concerning the enfeoffment of Petr of Janovice and his heirs with estates. The name of the village refers to a village behind a hill, or behind the Brd.

Josef Hasil was known as the “King of the Bohemian Forest”. He was a former smuggler in the Bohemian Forest and later an agent of the American intelligence service CIC; he was born in Zábrdí u Prachatic on 8 February 1924.

Chlumany, which is recorded as an ancient site, lies in the wider regional surroundings of Zábrdí.

Nature

The Blanice River and its surroundings are protected because of their natural river course with a sandy to gravelly bed substrate. The V polích protected area safeguards a site with a rich population of green-winged orchids.

At a crossroads on the western edge of the village, next to a cross bearing the year 1871, stands a black locust tree protected as a natural monument. Volovický vrch mountain lies in the immediate surroundings of Zábrdí. The mountains Včelenský vrch, Libín and Bobík are also located nearby. Zábrdská jeskyně lies below the road to the mill.

Museum

The Museum of Paper Nativity Scenes in Zábrdí is open every day, seven days a week. The Museum of Paper Nativity Scenes in Zábrdí u Husince houses a collection of almost 900 nativity scenes from around the world; 99 percent of them are made of paper.

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More village pages in the catalogue: Libotyne, Řasnice, Strunkovice Nad Blanicí, Husinec U Netolic, Lhenice, Šumavské Hoštice, Chroboly, Borova Lada.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prachatice District.