Římov
Municipality
Centre of Římov
Centre of Římov
Flag of Římov
Flag
Coat of arms of Římov
Coat of arms
Římov is located in Czech Republic
Římov
Římov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°51′20″N 14°29′13″E / 48.85556°N 14.48694°E / 48.85556; 14.48694
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1395
Area
 • Total15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,010
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 24
Websitewww.rimov.cz

Římov (German: Rimau) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Branišovice, Dolní Stropnice, Dolní Vesce, Horní Vesce and Kladiny are administrative parts of Římov.

Geography

Římov is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. It is situated on the left bank of the Malše River.

On the Malše River just above the village is the Římov Reservoir providing drinking water for large portion of the South Bohemian Region. The dam, completed in 1978, is 47.5 metres (156 ft) high and 290 metres (950 ft) long at crest. The reservoir has a volume of 33.8 million m³.[2]

History

The first written mention of Římov is from 1395. The village was founded probably in the 13th century and belonged to lower aristocratic families. In 1626, Římov became the property of the Duke of Eggenberg, the owner of the castle in Český Krumlov. In the same year the duke gave Římov to the Jesuits and they established there a pilgrimage site with large Way of the Cross in 1648.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,240—    
18801,361+9.8%
18901,342−1.4%
19001,329−1.0%
19101,362+2.5%
YearPop.±%
19211,283−5.8%
19301,144−10.8%
1950902−21.2%
1961932+3.3%
1970873−6.3%
YearPop.±%
1980783−10.3%
1991648−17.2%
2001666+2.8%
2011813+22.1%
2021944+16.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Sights

Loreto chapel

The most important monument is the pilgrimage complex with the Church of the Holy Spirit and Loreto Chapel of Santa Casa. The centre of the area is the Loreto chapel, surrounded by ambits with baroque and rococo wall paintings and a set of lunette paintings that depict important pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic. The Church of the Holy Spirit was built in the early Baroque style in 1697. A tall prismatic belfry was added to it in 1891. The pilgrimage complex is protected as a national cultural monument.[6]

The decoration of the set of 25 Passion chapels, which forms the Way of the Cross, is also protected as a national cultural monument. Their value is due to their age and unusual scale, and their connection with the tradition of the pilgrimage site. The authorship of most of them is unknown.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Vodní nádrž Římov" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Římov. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Kostel sv. Ducha a Loretánská kaple Santa Casa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Soubor movitého vybavení pašijových kaplí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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