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Kájov

Kájov
38221 Kájov
Contact: Miroslav Červ

Telephone: +420 380 731 237
Fax: +420 380 731 134

E-mail: ou-kajov@ou-kajov.cz
WWW: www.kajov.eu

Location: Region of Český Krumlov

Basic information

Geographical area : 4642 ha
Altitude : 564 m above sea level

Parts

Origin of the Name :
1263 - Kayow
1369 - Gayow
1369 - Gayow
1696 - Gojau
1720 - Koyau
1841 - Gojau, Kojau (Kágow)

Town History :
The first mention of the town is from 1263. Přemysl Otakar II gave the town to Zlatá Koruna Monastery. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1785 the town became the property of Český Krumlov.

Local Historical structures

Local Historical structures :

Pilgrimage church of the Virgin Mary - the original church structure is from the late 13th century. The church was destroyed during the Hussite wars in 1422 and 1469, when the militia destroyed a school as well. Today's church was built in late Gothic style from 1471 to 1488. In 1670 the physician Ondřej Volkshofer from Krumlov commissioned an altar to be built.

Early Baroque vicarage from 1661 with chapel of St. Jan Nepomucký from 1699.

Chapel cemetery with charnel-house from 1752

Original Renaissance tavern from 1630

Early Baroque chapel the Body of God from 1660 on the path to Křenov

Kladenské Rovné - lodge no. 26, most likely built on the site of a previous fortress.

Nature

Nature :
The town lies right on the border of the Blanský Forest Nature Reserve, near the national nature reservation Vyšenské hills with floral communities on a calcite base, plus the nearby natural monument of Kalamandr with a growth of warm-loving plants on a crystalline base.

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