Klec between a lake landscape and castle history

Klec lies in a quiet part of the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area and combines a varied pond landscape with visible traces of medieval history. Two extensive ponds, including Potěšil, lie south of the village. Those who want to combine nature trails and cultural history during their stay will find different points of interest here within a compact thematic area.

Ponds and paths in the Protected Landscape Area

The Nadějská pond group is a South Bohemian landscape within the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area. It consists of 15 fish-breeding ponds of various sizes and shapes a particularly characteristic part of the surrounding area. Paved paths run along the dams between the ponds. This makes it possible to experience the individual bodies of water as one continuous landscape, without orientation being limited to a single pond.

The Rybník Klec pond also serves as a specific point of reference for reaching the area. It can be reached via Road No. 148 from Lomnice nad Lužnicí in the direction of Novosedly nad Nežárkou. In addition to the paved paths along the pond dams, a road connection is therefore also part of the spatial context around Klec. One way of finding your bearings follows the dams between several ponds, while the other leads along a road to Rybník Klec.

At the edge of Klec, the red-marked trail turns left at U Penzionu U Kačerů. It leads over the dams of the Víra and Naděje ponds to the Naděje hiking signpost. Another trail connection comes from Třeboň: the red-marked trail continues through Klec to the Nadějská pond group. It then runs over the dams of the Překvapil, Nový, and Krajina ponds, past the isolated settlement of U Nohavů, to the railway station in Vlkov.

Castle history near Klec

About 1.5 kilometres from the village of Klec, Oldřich z Ústí had a castle built sometime between approximately 1395 and 1410; it is also sometimes referred to as a fortress. Its history is marked by a decisive event: in 1435, the castle was captured and burned down by the troops of Oldřich z Rožmberku.

Only earthworks in the form of ramparts and ditches, along with a small fragment of wall, have survived from the site to this day. These modest remains are precisely what give the local history its distinctive character. Rather than a fully preserved complex, you encounter a landscape here in which the former fortification remains recognizable through features in the terrain and a single fragment of wall.

A small monument in the village

Klec is also home to the Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk, a small monument of local significance. Together with the castle site, it adds a cultural-historical dimension to the view of Klec, rooted directly in the village or its immediate surroundings.

Other places at the same level

If you would like to compare Klec with other places in the same selection, you can also explore Peč, Blažejov, Dobrohošť U Dačic, Vlčetínec, Sedlo, Slavonice, Stribrec, and Horní Meziříčko.

For the higher-level travel overview: Jindřichův Hradec District.