Czech Budejovice - southern metropolis situated at the confluence of the Vltava and Mal�e. The town was built in the & nbsp; 1265 establish King Ottokar II., to strengthen his position of power in & nbsp; South Bohemia, particularly for competing V�tkovci family. Location and projections commissioned HIRZ burgrave of Zv�kov, who was also at the foundation the royal town of Pisek or the Cistercian monastery Gold Crown. Title is unwound from the nearby settlement Budivojovice, Czech epithet began to use the Hussite wars.

The center of town is a large square square plan with & nbsp; fountain. At the same time the city was founded by the Dominican monastery with church of the Virgin Mary, which was consecrated in & nbsp; year 1274th

The heyday of Czech Budejovice experienced particularly in & nbsp; the sixteenth century, when it benefited from & nbsp; silver mining in & nbsp; the surrounding mines. V & nbsp; in 1569 there was a mint. Profit brought and trade in salt, fish farming and the production of beer, which survived until today and made the city famous throughout the world. Boom period also influenced the appearance of the city: the walls were rebuilt, created new city hall building and the tower, which is now called Black.

During the Thirty Years War were Bud�jovice Czech side Emperor, thanks to the quality of the fortifications and location highly attractive strategic point.

& nbsp; In 1641 the city suffered extensive fire, which greatly exceeded the damage caused by the war. On the significance of the Czech Bud�jovice said Catholic religious order piarists which they settled & nbsp; in 1762 and founded the Latin grammar school. In the same period was established and the City Theatre.

The development of trade and industry in & nbsp; the nineteenth century support the horse-drawn railway, which merged with the city of & nbsp; the Austrian city of Linz. It was completed in & nbsp; in 1832 and served until the early seventies, when it was replaced by a steam railway.

& nbsp; Czech Budejovice houses three colleges: South Bohemian University, College of European and Regional Studies Institute of Technology and Economics. The town has about 95,000 population.