ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Jihočeský kraj	South Bohemia (České Budějovice) region
Okres: Jindřichův Hradec

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Třeboň, situated at an elevation of 433 m in South Bohemia, was founded in the early 12th century on the trading route from Hungary to Bavaria. From 1366 on, it was in possession of the Rožmberk family. The town grew rapidly and was granted town rights in 1376. The last head of the Rožmberks, Petr Vok, moved his court from Bechyně to Třeboň in 1602. After his death in the same year, Třeboň passed into the hands of the Švamberks, but it soon was confiscated by the Royal Bohemian Chamber, who remained the owner until 1660, when the town was bought by the Schwarzenberg family who never resided permanently in Třeboň.

The picture on the glass shows Třeboň's central square, Masarykovo náměstí.

The most important building in the square is the  Town Hall [background right] with its characteristic tower (31 m high). The Renaissance town hall was built in 1563. The building was enlarged in 1819.

The Saint Mary's Column [background centre, barely visible] in the centre of the square was erected in 1780.