In the late 14th century above the river Lužnice on the place of a former fortified settlement was founded a castle. The Hussites conquered it in 1420 and built a fortified town there. The Bechyně Gate and the castle tower Kotnov show its military character at that time. The Late Gothic Decanal Church of the Metamorphosis of Our Lord on the Mount Tábor is the main dominant of the town. Among other valuable medieval sights are: the Gothic Town Hall with a unique extensive hall and a corridor to the underground of the town, the artificial lake Jordán from 1492 – the oldest in Europe, with a Renaissance water tower. Several citizens´ houses with typical round gables are representatives of the Renaissance style in the town. The pilgrimage Cathedral in Klokoty is a significant architectural complex built in the Baroque style. Worth mentioning is a technical sight – the electrified railway Tábor – Bechyně, constructed in the early 20th century by František Křižík. It was the first railway of that kind in the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy.
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In the late 14th century above the river Lužnice on the place of a former fortified settlement was founded a castle. The Hussites conquered it in 1420 and built a fortified town there. The Bechyně Gate and the castle tower Kotnov show its military character at that time. The Late Gothic Decanal Church of the Metamorphosis of Our Lord on the Mount Tábor is the main dominant of the town. Among other valuable medieval sights are: the Gothic Town Hall with a unique extensive hall and a corridor to the underground of the town, the artificial lake Jordán from 1492 – the oldest in Europe, with a Renaissance water tower. Several citizens´ houses with typical round gables are representatives of the Renaissance style in the town. The pilgrimage Cathedral in Klokoty is a significant architectural complex built in the Baroque style. Worth mentioning is a technical sight – the electrified railway Tábor – Bechyně, constructed in the early 20th century by František Křižík. It was the first railway of that kind in the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy.
