Wittingau

Wittingau, known in Czech as Třeboň, offers a range of sights focused on Renaissance history, the heritage of fishpond construction and insights into the region’s natural environment. As you plan your trip, you can first consider whether you are more interested in historic buildings and exhibitions, landscape topics or special visitor experiences.

Renaissance history in the historic centre

The Renaissance château Státní zámek Třeboň stands on the southwest side of Třeboň’s historic centre and was first mentioned in 1374. Its recorded history therefore goes back a long way. If you would like to learn about the château on a guided tour, check the current availability of tours before your trip.

The preserved Dům Štěpánka Netolického in the historic centre offers another insight into the Renaissance. This Renaissance building houses an interactive permanent exhibition on Třeboň’s fishpond heritage and the life and work of Štěpánek Netolický. The architecture and exhibition have different emphases: one is a preserved building, while the other explores the history of local fishpond construction and a figure associated with it.

Nature and landscape of Třeboňsko

The Dům přírody Třeboňska visitor centre has been operating in the historic centre since 2010 and was the first Nature House in the Czech Republic. It provides information about the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere Reserve, educational trails and tourist attractions in the local landscape. You can learn there about both the protected area and the subjects that matter to visitors to the region. The latest visitor information can help you plan your visit.

The permanent exhibition “Krajina a lidé” at the visitor centre presents the natural and landscape history of the Třeboňsko region. It also offers entertaining learning activities for children and adults. This provides a different way to explore the region than through its buildings: the focus here is on natural history and landscape, not the architectural history of the town.

Hortus Botanicus Třeboň also offers a natural history focus. During the visitor season, the botanical garden displays selected tropical and subtropical plant species from the Southern Hemisphere. Since 2016, it has also included an exhibition of carnivorous plants from around the world. The seasonal schedule is important: the Southern Hemisphere plant displays are specifically described as being available during the visitor season.

Views of the town and guided tours

The square tower of the Old Town Hall is 31 metres high. From its gallery, you can enjoy views of Třeboň and the surrounding green-and-blue landscape. If you plan to visit the tower, check the current access arrangements beforehand, as they may change.

Guided tours of the Kostel Panny Marie Královny a sv. Jiljí church include the church, the cloister and a garden with a fountain. The tour therefore brings several parts of a visit together. It differs from the exhibitions at Dům Štěpánka Netolického and Dům přírody Třeboňska, each of which focuses on its own subject.

Beer and peat treatments

At Zbrojnice, a beer bar in a cellar at Pivovar Regent, you can sample unfiltered and unpasteurised beer. The venue offers a specific insight into the local beer selection, while the exhibitions and sights explore other aspects of Wittingau.

Local treatments include peat baths and peat wraps using processed peat or healing mud. They are used particularly to treat musculoskeletal disorders. This information describes the treatments used in Třeboň; it is not individual medical advice.

When choosing accommodation, you can compare the different focuses of your trip: the château and Dům Štěpánka Netolického represent Renaissance history and fishpond heritage, while the visitor centre and botanical garden focus on nature and landscape. The tower gallery, church tours, beer tasting and peat treatments add other specific interests to the mix. This lets you plan your trip around what you would like to experience in Wittingau, without reducing the different places to a single theme.

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