(UNESCO World Heritage Site)
History of the town of Český Krumlov
The Little Castle, the oldest structure in the castle complex situated on the left bank of the Vltava River, was founded by the Lords of Krumlov between 1230 - 1239.
The town name was first mentioned in a letter of Duke Otokar Štýrský in 1253.
The town was established essentially in two stages. The first part was built spontaneously below the Krumlov castle, called Latrán and settled mostly by people who had some administrative connection with the castle.
The second part of the town was founded in 1274 as a typical settlement on a "green meadow", i.e. in a place where no previous settlement had been.
