Holašovice

This architectonically interesting village can be found in South Bohemia, 14 km in the West of České Budějovice. It is a part of Jankov. Holašovice represents a traditional central-European village. Some buildings have been chosen as state cultural sights since 1960. After 35 years, in 1995, this village was proclaimed a villatic protected area. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in the year 1998.

Holašovice village

In the middle of the village, you can find a small pond, around which there are houses with painted Baroque gables. They form a village square in the shape of rectangle (210 x 70 metres). Out of the 120 buildings, there are 22 buildings which are protected. These buildings were rebuilt in the 19th century in a style which is called the South Bohemian folk Baroque style. The reconstruction concerned the gables. The houses usually consisted of a main building and an entrance hall. Then there was a cowshed. In the opposite part of the yard there was a peasant’s pension building where landlord’s parents lived. And of course there were some outbuildings, a garden and a barn.

Information centre in Holašovice

There is also an information centre, which is situated in a former local school. This building is not a cultural sight but you can find there a lot of information about the history of Holašovice.