Frymburk: Lipno Dam
Built around a medieval market settlement, Frymburk grew into a lakeside town on the Lipno Reservoir. The reservoir was created when the Vltava was impounded by the Lipno I dam, built between 1952 and 1959; with an area of 48.7 square kilometres, it is Czechia’s largest reservoir. Frymburk lies in the Šumava foothills of South Bohemia, where the broad waterway is edged by wooded slopes and small inlets. In the town centre, the Church of St Bartholomew recalls Frymburk’s older role as a local market settlement. Today the shoreline supports boating, cycling and other outdoor recreation, while the reservoir remains an important part of the Vltava water-management system.
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Frymburk stands on the shore of the Lipno Reservoir in South Bohemia, where the broad impoundment of the Vltava has shaped a historic settlement into a waterside resort. The reservoir, the largest in Czechia by surface area, defines local life through sailing, swimming and cycling along its banks, while the wooded Šumava region begins just to the south. The Church of St Bartholomew is a prominent landmark in the compact centre, recalling Frymburk’s older place in the Bohemian Forest borderlands. Winter brings visitors using the town as a base for recreation around Lipno. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of South Bohemia connects regionally.
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