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A real eye-catcher on the market square

In the 15th century, two Gothic townhouses were combined into one building on the southwest corner of Přemysl Otakar II Square to create a new, representative town hall. Due to structural problems, demolition of the town hall began in 1555 and a new one was built on the same footprint. This one also no longer satisfied the town council in 1727. A new building was decided upon, which the council members commissioned from the architect Anton Erhard Martinelli, who came from Northern Italy. The work lasted from 1727 to 1730. The overall silhouette of the now baroque town hall was changed by three towers. The last significant change to the town hall took place in 1983, when the facade was changed from its former ochre-yellow hue to its current grey-blue during the renovation. Since October 1995, there has been a computer-controlled carillon with sixteen bells in the central tower. It can play up to eighty different melodies.

Lomnice nad Lužnicí is a small town steeped in history in South Bohemia, which is particularly well-explored on a cycling tour through the pond landscape of the Třeboň region. The town was first mentioned in documents in 1220 and was granted town rights by King Wenceslas IV in 1382. Its origins date back to a medieval castle, of which the Gothic Chapel of St. Wenceslas, dating from 1359, still stands. The region was particularly influenced by the Rožmberk noble family in the 15th and 16th centuries, which shaped the surrounding area with an extensive system of fishponds and the Golden Canal (Zlatá stoka). After the destruction of the Thirty Years' War, Lomnice fell to the Schwarzenbergs in 1660, who continued to administer it. With the construction of the railway line between Prague and Vienna in the 19th century, the town developed into a regional transport hub; Lomnice has been connected to the railway network since 1876. In later years, its town charter was temporarily lost, but was officially reinstated in 1994. Cyclists exploring the Třeboň Basin will find Lomnice a worthwhile destination with historic buildings, including the Baroque town hall from 1781 and a well-maintained market square. Various themed trails, such as the Lomnický Nature Trail, lead through the pond landscape and offer a tranquil, natural setting with great scenic appeal. The town combines history, water landscapes, and regional cultural heritage – an ideal stopover for a cycling tour through South Bohemia.

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The small but beautiful zoo is located directly next to Ohrada Castle https://www.zoohluboka.cz/

On nice days it is very busy here. I cannot say whether you can take bikes on board. The boat trip is only possible in summer, however, as the lake is largely drained in winter due to the showers.

Was built between 1727 and 1730. The town hall on the southwest corner of the market square has been a protected cultural monument since 1988. The baroque building was built according to the plans of the architect Anton Erhard Martinelli.