Zliv

Zliv (Sliw) is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Geography
Zliv is located about 12 km northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in a flat landscape in the České Budějovice Basin. The town is situated on the shores of several fishponds, including Bezdrev, which is the third largest pond in the country with an area of 365 ha.

History
The first written mention of Zliv is from 1409, when it was a serfdom village of the Hluboká estate. By the end of the 19th century, the economic expansion of the village occurred and factories for production of ceramics and grog were founded.

Transport
Zliv is located on the railway lines heading from České Budějovice to Prague and to Strakonice.

Sights
Zliv is poor in historic monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a Baroque stone double-arched bridge, which dates from 1724. It is decorated with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk.

A notable landmark is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a modern neo-Gothic church from 1913. It was built on the site of a chapel from 1865.