Peace Square - Bavorov, Czech Republic - Picture Perfect Postcards on Waymarking.com

The small town Bavorov lies near the Blanice river in the Šumavské Podhurí (Šumava Foothills) about 8 km south-west of the town Vodnany.
The town was probably founded by Bavor III of Strakonice at the turn of the 14th century on the trade route Zlatá Stezka (Golden Path). Then the Rožmberks owned it. Under their ownership the village grew and it had a lot of privileges and rights of royal towns. It was an administrative centre of the region at that time.

The most valuable historical building of the town is the Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary stands not far from the north-western corner of the square (the temple peeking out at the back of the postcard). It was originally a two-aisled basilica from 1370 - 1389 and it is one of the oldest Gothic sacral buildings in South Bohemia. Its southern tower was added in 1604. After the Bavorov fire in 1649 it was rebuilt into a three-aisled church and at the beginning of the 20th century it was reconstructed in the Neo-Gothic style.

Physical Address: nám. Míru Bavorov, Czech Republic Related Web Site: [Web Link] Description of Postcard Location: North-west corner of Peace Square Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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