Blatná, Municipality in Strakonice District, Czech Republic.
Blatná is a municipality in Strakonice District, located in South Bohemia at 440 meters above sea level. The area is defined by numerous fishponds and the Lomnice River, with a water castle standing in the middle of a pond in the town center.
The settlement first appears in written records in 1235, with its name coming from the Old Czech word 'blata' meaning marshland. The church was founded in the 1290s and later rebuilt in 1515, marking the town's long development.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary shapes the town center with its medieval form. It shows how religious life has remained important to people here over many centuries.
The town connects to larger cities through road networks and railway lines and provides administrative services for surrounding communities. When visiting, you can easily walk between different areas since the layout is fairly compact.
The water castle is surrounded by a fishpond and stands within a protected monument zone. This arrangement makes the location an unusual example of how medieval towns used water as a central design feature.
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