Kardašova Řečice

Kardašova Řečice is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Mnich and Nítovice are administrative parts of Kardašova Řečice.

Geography
Kardašova Řečice is located about 11 km northwest of Jindřichův Hradec and 35 km northeast of České Budějovice. It lies in the Třeboň Basin; the southern part of the municipal territory lies also in the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is a nameless hill at 520 m above sea level. The territory is rich in small streams and fishponds.

History
The first written mention of Kardašova Řečice is from 1267.

Transport
The I/23 road (the section that connects the D3 motorway with Jindřichův Hradec) passes through the town.

Transport
Kardašova Řečice is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Jihlava.

Sights
The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was an early Gothic church from the mid-13th century, rebuilt in 1380. In 1615–1620, the tower was finished. The reconstruction to its present form took place in 1814.

The Kardašova Řečice Castle is a Baroque building from the 1720s. Since 1989, it has been owned by the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, which established a retirement home there. The castle includes an English park. Both the castle and the park are not accessible to the public.

Notable people

 * Boleslav Jablonský (1813–1881), Catholic priest and poet
 * Stanislav Komárek (born 1958), biologist, philosopher and writer

Twin towns – sister cities
Kardašova Řečice is twinned with:
 * Oberdiessbach, Switzerland