ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Jihočeský kraj	South Bohemia (České Budějovice) region
Okres: Český Krumlov

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Křemže (formerly in German: Krems) is situated at an elevation of 521 m on the stream Křemžský potok in the east of the Blanský les, a northeastern foothills of the Bohemian Forest mountains, about 11 km north of the district town Český Krumlov and 15 km southwest of the regional capital České Budějovice. The municipality has a population of about 2,900 (2019) and is made up of the localities Bohouškovice, Chlum, Chlumeček, Chmelná, Křemže, Lhotka, Loučej, Mříč, Pasíčka und Stupná, grouped in the municipality's two cadastral districts, Chlum u Křemže (not to be confused with Chlum u Třeboně) and Křemže. On old postcards from around 1910 the place is often named Česká Křemže, although it could not be verified whether this version of the name ever was official.

The earliest document mentioning Zmilenburch dates from 1266, later documents mention Zmilenberg (1281), Krzemz (1364), Krzemsa (1369) and Křemže (1447). The village was owned by the lords Dubenský of Chlum, a branch of the Bavors of Strakonice. In 1318 the Dubenský were partitioned into two branches, 'of Chlum' and 'of Křemže'. In 1444, the domains were obtained by the lords of Rosenberg (Rožmberk), in 1451 by the lords of Chlum and in 1547 by the Častolár of Dlouhá Ves. In 1678 it was obtained by the monastery Goldenkron (Zlatá Koruna). Upon the dissolution of the monastery, Křemže was obtained by the princes of Schwarzenberg. Following the abolition of manorialism, Křemže became a municipality. After World War II the German-speaking population was expelled. Since 2006 Křemže has the status of a market town (městys).

The parish church of St. Michael the Archangel [background centre] originated probably towards the end of the 13th century. The oldest part of today's church is the sacristy, a former chapel from the end of the 14th century to which a presbytery in Gothic style was added in 1470. The nave of the church was built in 1557, a flat paneled ceiling was created in 1609–1614. Although enlarged in 1826, the structure of the building had deteriorated so much over the centuries that in 1875 it was decided to rebuild it. The present church was then built in 1885–1887 in Gothic revival style.

The former German name of Křemže, Krems, is also the name of Krems an der Donau in Lower Austria (of which the Czech name is Kremže — with r rather than ř).

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%99em%C5%BEe, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%99em%C5%BEe; http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/cz/region_histor_koskre.xml; https://ceskokrumlovsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/ck_posilampozdravzceskekremze2.html]