Vyšší Brod

The town spreads across 69 square kilometers along the Vltava River, featuring stone buildings and narrow streets at 571 meters above sea level.

The settlement originated in 1259 when Vok I of Rosenberg donated land for establishing a Cistercian monastery, which became the foundation of the town.

The Gothic Vyšší Brod Monastery houses a branch of the Prague Postal Museum and maintains traditional Cistercian religious practices according to the 1962 Roman Missal.

Visitors can reach Vyšší Brod through the Studánky border crossing, located 21 kilometers south of Český Krumlov and 40 kilometers south of České Budějovice.

As the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic, Vyšší Brod shares its territory between the Bohemian Forest Foothills and the Bohemian Forest.

Location: Český Krumlov District

Location: správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Český Krumlov

Elevation above the sea: 571 m

Shares border with: Lipno nad Vltavou, Frymburk, Rožmberk nad Vltavou, Dolní Dvořiště, Reichenthal, Schenkenfelden, Bad Leonfelden, Loučovice

Email: podatelna@mestovyssibrod.cz

Website: http://mestovyssibrod.cz

GPS coordinates: 48.61606,14.31181

Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:15