Hosín

Hosín is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Dobřejovice is an administrative part of Hosín.

Etymology
The initial name of the village was Hošín. The name was derived from the personal name Hoša, meaning "Hoša's".

Geography
Hosín is located about 6 km north of České Budějovice. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Tábor Uplands, but the southern part with the village of Hosín lies in a tip of the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is the Baba hill at 570 m above sea level. There is a former china clay mine called Orty, protected as a nature monument.

History
The first written mention of Hosín is from 1330. The village was part of the Hluboká estate and shared its owners.

Transport
The D3 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Prague to České Budějovice passes through the eastern part of the municipality.

Hosín is located on the railway line heading from České Budějovice to Tábor and Chotoviny.

Sport
The municipality is home to a sports airport, established in 1957. It used to host major sporting events, including the World Aerobatic Championships in 1978.

Sights
The main landmark is the Church of the Saints Peter and Paul. The original church was built in the 11th or 12th century. Between 1260 and 1280, when this sacral building was no longer sufficient for its spatial capacity, the new church was built, in which the former church was incorporated as a sacristy. In 1900, the church was demolished and replaced by a new large church in the Neo-Romanesque style.

Next to the church is a Baroque rectory from the 18th century.