Borová Lada
Municipality
Centre of Borová Lada
Centre of Borová Lada
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Coat of arms of Borová Lada
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Borová Lada is located in Czech Republic
Borová Lada
Borová Lada
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 13°39′36″E / 48.99000°N 13.66000°E / 48.99000; 13.66000
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
Founded1750
Area
 • Total68.94 km2 (26.62 sq mi)
Elevation
895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total287
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
384 92, 385 01
Websitewww.borova-lada.cz

Borová Lada (German: Ferchenhaid) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages and hamlets of Černá Lada, Knížecí Pláně, Nový Svět, Paseka, Šindlov, Svinná Lada and Zahrádky are administrative parts of Borová Lada.

Geography

Borová Lada is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Prachatice and 60 km (37 mi) west of České Budějovice, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Bohemian Forest and mostly in the Šumava National Park. The highest point is the mountain Světlá hora at 1,123 m (3,684 ft) above sea level. The Teplá Vltava River flows through the municipality. The Volyňka River originates in the woods on the slope of the Světlá hora. The territory is densely forested. There are moors in the northern part of the municipality.

History

Borová Lada was founded around 1750, It was founded on the initiative of the owner of this territory, Prince Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. In 1855, the population comprised 230 people, and in 1930 384 people, most of them ethnic Germans. After the World War II they were expelled.[2]

Sights

Borová Lada is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the house No. 11, a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie obce Borová Lada" (in Czech). Obec Borová Lada. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Borová Lada". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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