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Trebon (; ) is a historical town in South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region

South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia....
 of Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
. The population stands at 8,862 (2004).

on was established around the middle of the 12th century. In 1366 the House of Rožmberk become owner of the estate. The period of greatest growth for the town dates to the second half of the 15th century when Petr IV of Rožmberk (1462 - 1523) seriously began to take care of the land.






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Trebon (; ) is a historical town in South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region

South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia....
 of Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
. The population stands at 8,862 (2004).

History

Trebon was established around the middle of the 12th century. In 1366 the House of Rožmberk become owner of the estate. The period of greatest growth for the town dates to the second half of the 15th century when Petr IV of Rožmberk (1462 - 1523) seriously began to take care of the land. The district became famous as a fish pond farming area. From 1611 the Houses of Habsburg
Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....
 and Schwarzenberg
House of Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg is the name of a Franconia and Bohemian aristocratic family....
 were owners of the town and the estate. In the 19th and 20th centuries the city's importance decreased.

Trebon today

Trebon is a tourist destination, and this is major economic activity of the area along with agriculture, spa industry and services. The TV series The Territory of White Deer
The Territory of White Deer

The Territory of White Deer is a Czech TV series.The story centers around a group of children, led by Leont?nka and Olda . Father of Leont?nka manages the local Deer Park with an invaluable breed of white deer....
 was filmed in Trebon. There is State Regional Archive
Archive

An archive refers to a collection of historical records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept.'Archives' are made up of records which have been accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime....
 for South Bohemia
Bohemia

History...
 used for example for genealogical
Genealogy

Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigree of its members....
 studies about people born in the South Bohemian Region. In Trebon each May is held International Festival of Animated Films called ANIFEST.

Famous people


Famous people born in Trebon include Karel Poborský
Karel Poborský

is a former Czech Republic football . A Winger , Poborsk? is the all-time leader in cap for the Czech Republic national football team, and was most noted for his technical ability....
, the Czech Republic national football team
Czech Republic national football team

The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic....
 all-time appearance record holder, and Czech historian Josef Šusta (1874-1945). Also, the mother of famous Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira was a prominent Brazilian politician who was List of Presidents of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. He was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, and died in 1976....
 (Kubícek, in Czech), came from Trebon.

The unknown Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
Master of the Trebon Altarpiece

The Master of the Trebon Altarpiece, sometimes called the Master of Wittingau, was a Bohemian painter active in Prague around 1380-1390. His name is derived from an altarpiece from the church of Saint Eligius at the Augustinian convent of Trebon ....
, a 12th-century Bohemia
Bohemia

History...
n painter, received his name from an altarpiece painted for the Augustinian convent
Convent

A convent may refer to a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or it may refer to the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion....
 in the town.

Twin towns

  • Interlaken
    Interlaken

    Interlaken is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Interlaken in the Cantons of Switzerland of Canton of Berne in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland....
    , Switzerland
  • Schrems
    Schrems

    Schrems is a town in the district of Gm?nd in Lower Austria, Austria....
    , Austria


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