Tabor City is the second largest town in South Bohemia with more than 35 thousand inhabitants and became an important transport, economic and cultural center of the region. Tabor Romantic landscape stretching in a quiet river basin Lužnice is due to the large number of historical monuments and its natural beauties of the most visited sites in the Czech Republic.
What not to miss in Tabor:

    Zizka Square with the monument to famous leader, a magnificent town hall, church deacon, town houses and Renaissance fountain with a statue of a knight Koudelka
    townhouses whose cores and exteriors Late Gothic, the Renaissance one. In a small amount represented Baroque, Rococo and Empire. Characteristic is rich decoration of houses frescoes, graffiti and ornate gables.
    Old Town Hall, which is located in the Hussite Museum, underground tunnels and gothic hall, city hall also has one peculiarity - 24 hour dial on which lack the minute hand
    Bechyňská gate and tower Kotnov - the oldest surviving architectural monuments of the city, the gate is an exposition of the life and work of medieval society, from the tower of the former Kotnov is a beautiful view over the rooftops of the Old Town
    Dean Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor - mostly in the late Gothic style with a rare diamond vault in the presbytery. Candidates can get off the tower and view camp from above.
    Pilgrimage Church Klokoty - baroque pearl with a footprint approximately the shape of a double cross supplemented chapels and cloisters. The beauty of artistically valuable baroque buildings underlines its link with the surrounding nature.
    city walls-fortifications were built from the foundation of the Hussite fortress and improved through the generations, at the time of its inception, around half of the 15th century, represented Tabor walls greatly complicated fortification system in Central and Western Europe hardly found competition
    Theatre Oscar Nedbala - is unique in Central Europe through a combination of single stage for two connected rectangular auditorium, the summer holidays are open theater information center that makes it possible to view and theater performances outside
    winding streets in the old town - enchants with its picturesque
    botanical garden, the second-oldest in the country, was founded in 1866 and its uniqueness is the "economic system" oriented commercial crops
    Pintovka park - several nature areas will acquaint you with vegetation, fauna, but also history and crafts associated with the river Lužnicí
    Geological exposures below Klokoty - freely accessible exhibition on the right bank of the river near the town Lužnice
    Exposure Tabor Treasure - unique sterling findings from the Jagiellon period and other objects (such as household municipal clerk) found during the reconstruction of the house No. 308
    Museum of marzipan and chocolate - chocolate fountain, marzipan model of the city, fabulous cellar, čokolatérie, creative workshop and more ...
    Lego museum - hundreds of original models from around the world, Windmills of the 1964 models category Technic, leaserová and light show Star Wars
    Scary underground and elves - in the halls of mysterious atmosphere you will see an alchemist, a white lady, kata, mummies and more, all the stage lighting and sound system
    Puppet Museum - exhibition of Czech-Finnish puppet animation, which includes film decoration of the films directed by Katariina Lillqvist, Finnish artist who began her career in the eighties Studio in Prague Jiri Trnka
    Relaxation area with chamber-in-line oval, playground and gym natural
    Swimming pool with aquaprkem

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History of the town

The camp was founded in 1420 by the Hussites, followers of the radical movement, and featured the then independent of the state variables with political economy, its own armed force, and even foreign policy. Authority of King as sovereign country Taborites not recognize at all or only formally. In 1437 the city received from the Holy Roman Emperor and Czech King Sigismund privilege to Tabor conferring the status of a royal town. But it was only in 1452 surrendered the army camp bailiff George of Podebrady and proud community of King recognized for his master.

 

The end of the 15th century brought unprecedented development of the city. The camp began to acquire features of a real town, and formed into what we know today. At the beginning of the 16thcentury in stages Town Hall, followed by reconstruction of the church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor and the Jordan, the first reservoirs in Central Europe. Large fires especially in 1532 and 1559 destroyed most of the town houses, often of wood, were other incentives to stavitelskému efforts. At that time, the camp became a stone city and burgher houses were numerous variations of sgraffito decoration so typical of the Renaissance. At the same time he was finishing system of underground corridors and tunnels.

 

In 1618, Tabor joined the rebellion by non-Catholic nobility. When about three years later renounced the imperial general Marradas, and his soldiers ruthlessly pillaged the city. Similarly afflicted by a the summer of 1648, when the victim by Swedish troops. The atmosphere of everyday life and cultural events revived in the mid 17th coming century Augustinian monastic order, for which the Italian architect Antonio de origin Alfieri built a new monastery. At the beginning of the 18th century grew up in the neighborhood of other important monument when the peak of the Baroque. Pilgrimage Church of the memorable places in the village Klokoty probably designed by Jan Santini-Aichl, European leaders Baroque architecture.

 

19th century marked the rise and Tabor. Establishment of grammar school with exclusively Czech language of instruction (the first of its kind in the Habsburg Empire) and higher schools of the 60th the last century renewed the tradition Tabor advanced education. Year 1878 brought the creation of the city museum, which supported the newly revitalized interest in the Hussite era in Czech history in the city's history. The interest did not stop after the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state and the German occupation from 1939 to 1945 die away temporarily. Difficult years of the occupation on the town unfortunately was destroyed Jewish cemetery and the persecution of Jewish citizens.156 innocent victims memorial built on the outskirts of Prague in place of the former Nazi gallows.

 

Post-war development was characterized by territorial expansion, population growth and efforts to revitalize the cultural traditions of the town. In terms of economic prosperity, it is important that the camp location at the crossroads of important transport routes Prague - Czech Budějovice - Linz and Sand - Pelhřimov - Brno. Agglomeration Tabor Ústí Sezimova and plains above the river forms the second largest concentration of population and economic activities in southern Bohemia.

 
Info Tabor City

    free information service
    Information on transport connections
    cultural offer
    public internet and wi-fi zone
    Sale of maps, guides and souvenirs
    Guide Service
    rental of audio city guides (audioguides)
    Drakes in Tabor (adventure game with a GPS device)
    Click to mobile - city guide (http://m.lwi.cz/tabor)
    ticket
    advice and recommendations
    bicycle
    arranging accommodation and meals
    photo booth - an original look to your photos

Opening hours:

     Monday: 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) 8:00 - 16:00 (October to April)
     Tuesday: 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) 8:00 - 16:00 (October to April)
     Wednesday: 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) 8:00 - 16:00 (October to April)
     Thursday: 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) 8:00 - 16:00 (October to April)
     Friday: 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) 8:00 - 16:00 (October to April)
     Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00 (May to September)
     Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00 (May to September)