Ševětín | |
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 Town square with the Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ševětín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°6′0″N14°34′20″E / 49.10000°N 14.57222°E /49.10000; 14.57222 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| First mentioned | 1356 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,367 |
| • Density | 169/km2 (437/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 63 |
| Website | www |
Ševětín is a market town inČeské Budějovice District in theSouth Bohemian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Ševětín is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast ofČeské Budějovice. It lies on the border between theTábor Uplands andTřeboň Basin. The highest point is at 513 m (1,683 ft) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Ševětín is from 1356, when it was part of theLomnice estate. In 1382, the estate was acquired by KingWenceslaus IV. During theHussite Wars, Ševětín was conquered by theHussites and managed byJan Roháč of Dubá. In 1435, the Lomnice estate was acquired byOldřich II of Rosenberg. He joined Ševětín to theTřeboň estate, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.[2]
The main period of development and prosperity occurred during the reign of lastRosenbergs in the second half of the 16th century and at the beginning of the 17th century. During theThirty Years' War, Ševětín was badly damaged. From 1660, the Třeboň estate with Ševětín was owned by theSchwarzenberg family.[2]
In 2008, the municipality was promoted to amarket town. It is a rare case that a municipality that has never held the title in the past has received the title.[3]
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Ševětín Solar Park, the third-largest photovoltaic power plant in the Czech Republic, is located in Ševětín.
Ševětín is known for a stone quarry.[6]
TheD3 motorway (part of theEuropean route E55) fromČeské Budějovice toTábor runs next to the market town.
Ševětín is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Veselí nad Lužnicí, which further continues to Tábor or toJindřichův Hradec.[7]
The main landmark of Ševětín is the Church of Saint Lawrence. Originally an early Gothic building from the 13th century, it was rebuilt several times. Several valuable construction elements of the original medieval church have been preserved to this day.[8]
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