Knizeci cesta (map)
Wonderful lake of Lipno, family hotel resort called Knizeci cesta, endless gravel roads around an old Schwarzenberg water channel, gradual hills of the Sumava mountains. What better place to host an XTERRA long distance race unlike any other?
Knizeci cesta (map)
Blizsi Lhota (map)
Finish line area, Knizeci cesta (map)
Blizsi Lhota, Swim spot (map)
Blizsi Lhota, Swim spot (map)
Blizsi Lhota (map)
Blizsi Lhota (map)
Blizci lhota, Knizeci cesta (map)
Due to limited capacity, the slot allocations for this event will be done as follows: Direct qualifiers will have the choice to take a slot for either 2024 or 2025, while slots awarded by roll-downs and bonus slots will only be for 2025.
Those who receive slots which are only valid for 2025 may request to be put on a waiting list for the 2024 event by contacting worlds@xterraplanet.com.
Horní Planá (German: Oberplan) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Horní Planá lies about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Český Krumlov and 38 km (24 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies on the border with Austria.
Horní Planá is situated in the Bohemian Forest on the southeastern rim of the Šumava National Park, in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area. The highest point of Horní Planá and of the entire Český Krumlov District is a point on the top of the mountain Smrčina with an altitude of 1,333 m (4,373 ft).
Horní Planá is located on the northern shore of the Lipno Reservoir, south of the Boletice Military Training Area. Tajvan, the largest island of the reservoir, is located in the territory. Beyond the Lipno Reservoir, a densely forested area with several abandoned villages stretches up to the Vltava-Danube drainage divide (part of the main European Watershed).
Horní Planá was founded by monks from the Zlatá Koruna Monastery in the first half of the 14th century. In 1349, it was promoted to a market town by King Charles IV.
During the Hussite Wars in 1420, it was incorporated into the Český Krumlov estate, then held by the Rosenberg family. The Rosenbergs insignia were adopted in the town's coat of arms. The good location on the trade route from Bohemia to Austria and later the construction of the Schwarzenberg Canal and the railway had a significant influence on the town's development.
Horní Planá was originally known under its German names Plan and Plana, and from 1653 Oberplan and Ober Plan.[2] Since 1921, the town has its Czech name Horní Planá.
Until 1945 the local population predominantly consisted of Sudeten Germans. In 1930, they made 98% of the population. In 1938, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany upon the 1938 Munich Agreement and incorporated into the Reichsgau Oberdonau. After World War II, it was restored to Czechoslovakia, while the remaining German population was expelled.
The main landmark is the Church of Saint Margaret the Virgin. Its existence is first documented in 1374. It was later rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style and has preserved Renaissance murals from 1530–1580.[2]
The birth house of Adalbert Stifter houses today a museum dedicated to his life and work. There is also a park named after Stifter with his monument.
On the town square there is the Neo-Baroque town hall from 1896.
The Lipno Reservoir (Czech: přehrada Lipno) is a dam and hydroelectric plant constructed along the Vltava River in the Czech Republic. It is the largest water area in the Czech Republic.
Due to frequent flooding and subsequent damage, the Vltava River in Southern Bohemia was problematic for Český Krumlov and other settlements situated on it. To harness the power of the river, and to prevent continued catastrophe, it was decided that a hydroelectric plant would be built high on the Vltava. Preparatory work at the municipality of Lipno nad Vltavou began in 1951. Construction on the dam began in 1952, and the dam was completed in 1960.
The stream bed of the Vltava near Lipno was chosen because it has a slight incline, facilitating the construction of a reservoir there. The dam is built along the highest-elevated stage of the Vltava River's cascade[3] (roughly 726 metres above sea level), thus enabling large amounts of hydropower out-put. This area is mountainous, and borders the Šumava National Park and Nature Reserve. A smaller reservoir near Vyšší Brod is linked to the main reservoir by an artificial underground waterway. This smaller reservoir, named 'Lipno II', serves to level the water of the main reservoir.
Dear athletes we would like to inform you to check the swim route for XTERRA Sumava 2024. After two years when we test the remote swim start from beach in Horni Plana we decided to simplify the race morning for everybody and do the deep water start for both Full and Long distance races. The start location will be the same as swim exit location. You can check all details in each race details. We hope the new location without travel required will make your race days easier.