Stádlec

Stádlec is a market town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Hájky, Křída, Slavňovice and Staré Sedlo are administrative parts of Stádlec.

Geography
Stádlec is located about 13 km west of Tábor and 70 km south of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Lužnice River forms the eastern municipal border. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Mlýnský Stádlec.

History
The first written mention of Stádlec is from 1287, when it was a property of Záviš of Falkenstein. The village was owned by various less important noblemen and the owners often changed. In 1925, Stádlec was promoted to a market town.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
Stádlec is known for its rare Stádlec Suspension Bridge over the Lužnice river. It connects Stádlec with the village of Dobřejice (a part of Malšice). For its value, the bridge is protected as a national cultural monument.

Stádlec Castle was originally a fortress, first documented in 1535. In the 17th century, it was rebuilt into a castle. The castle chapel was added in 1712–1714. In the mid-18th century, the castle was rebuilt in the Baroque style and extended. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.

Notable people

 * František Křižík (1847–1941), engineer and inventor; lived and died here