Blanice, Protected natural area in Zábrdí, Czech Republic

Blanice is a 7.29-hectare natural monument protecting a roughly three-kilometre stretch of the Blanice River, five to fifteen metres wide, between the bridge near Horní Záblatí and the bridge by Podedvorský Mlýn. Its coarse-grained bed and bank growths of alder, willow and bird cherry lie at 545–583 metres in the Šumava foothills.

The area received protected status as a natural monument in 2014 to preserve South Bohemia's natural diversity. This designation forms part of the broader Šumava landscape protection system.

The Blanice is a river reach, not a park: anglers release rainbow trout, brook trout and European chub into it, and occasional canoeists pass through. Gold was mined in its basin from prehistoric times until the early 19th century, leaving spoil heaps that may still hold high concentrations of heavy metals.

The protected stretch runs about three kilometres, from the road bridge between Horní Záblatí and Kratušín down to the bridge by Podedvorský mlýn. There are no marked trails: access is along the banks, and the lower half lies in the water-source protection zone of the Husinec reservoir.

The reach ends at the bridge by Podedvorský mlýn and begins at the road bridge between Horní Záblatí and Kratušín; the protected area covers 7.29 hectares at 545–583 m, overlapping the Blanice Site of Community Importance.