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| name                    = Borovany
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Town]]
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| image_skyline           = 1Borovany 11.jpg
| image_caption           = Pillory in the centre of the town square
| image_flag              = Borovany-flag.png
| image_shield            = borovany.jpg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Bohemian Region|South Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[České Budějovice District|České Budějovice]]
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| coordinates             = {{coord|48|53|55|N|14|38|32|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Vít Fialka
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1186
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 42.33
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 522
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 4178
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 373 12
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.borovany-cb.cz/}}
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'''Borovany''' ({{langx|de|Forbes}}) is a town in [[České Budějovice District]] in the [[South Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general [[Jan Žižka]].
==Administrative parts==
The villages of Dvorec, Hluboká u Borovan, Radostice, Třebeč, Trocnov and Vrcov are administrative parts of Borovany.
==Geography==
Borovany is located about {{convert|13|km|0}} southeast of [[České Budějovice]]. It lies in the [[Gratzen Foothills]]. The highest point is at {{convert|544|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The [[Stropnice]] River flows through the municipal territory. There are many fishponds around the town.
==History==
The first written mention of Borovany is from 1186. In 1455, the Borovany Monastery was founded.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie Borovan|url=https://www.borovansko.cz/borovansko/historie|publisher=Informační centrum Borovany|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-28}}</ref>
In the 19th century, the development of the village occurred with the construction of the České Budějovice–[[Vienna]] railway, which was completed in 1869, and with the discovery of [[diatomaceous earth]] deposits at the end of the century. It began to be intensively mined and processed for the construction industry after World War I. Another plant was constructed after World War II and the third one in the 1970. In 1973, Borovany received the status of a town.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2378
|1880|2636
|1890|2536
|1900|2638
|1910|2839
|1921|2924
|1930|2915
|1950|2529
|1961|2740
|1970|2682
|1980|3045
|1991|3312
|2001|3584
|2011|3936
|2021|4040
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
Borovany is located on the railway line České Budějovice–[[České Velenice]]. There are four train stations and stops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Borovany|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/borovany/5474162|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-14}}</ref>
==Sights==
[[File:1Borovany 09.jpg|thumb|Borovany Castle]]
The Borovany Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1760–1770. It was originally part of the monastery, but the monastery was abolished in 1785, and the [[House of Schwarzenberg|Schwarzenberg family]] bought the building and used it as a castle. The Schwarzenbergs owned it until 1939, when it was purchased by the town, which established a museum there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-693242|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref>
Next to the castle is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built between the 1470s and 1490s. It was built in the late Gothic style, atypical for this region. The rectory next to the church was built together with the castle and is connected with it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel Navštívení P. Marie s farou|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-navstiveni-p-marie-s-farou-678574|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref>
Trocnov is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general [[Jan Žižka]]. The site where the original Trocnov hamlet was located consists of foundations of the original buildings, Jan Žižka Monument, Jan Žižka Memorial, and monument at the place of Žižka's birth. The locality is protected as a [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)|national cultural monument]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Památník Jana Žižky z Trocnova|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/pamatnik-jana-zizky-z-trocnova-690230|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref>
In Dvorec is the Dvorec Zoo, one of the [[List of zoos in the Czech Republic|smallest zoos in the country]]. It keeps 120 species of animals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zoologická zahrada Dvorec u Borovan|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/park-exotickych-zvirat-dvorec-u-borovan|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Jan Žižka]] ({{circa|1360}}–1424), general
*[[Tomáš Verner]] (born 1986), figure skater; lived here
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Borovany-u-Českých-Budějovic-2.jpg|Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Borovany CB, municipal office 01.jpg|Town hall
Borovany, sculptuur van Jana Žižky z Trocnova IMG 6168 2018-07-31 19.07.jpg|Sculpture of Jan Žižka
1Borovany 12.jpg|Sculpture of Saint John of Nepomuk with angels
Trocnov Žižka 1.jpg|Jan Žižka Monument in Trocnov
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.borovany-cb.cz/}}
*[https://www.borovansko.cz/ Official tourist portal]
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