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Trocnov, a birthplace
of famous Hussite military leader Jan Žižka, is situated 15 km southeast
of town of České Budějovice.
There are no available records concerning the founder and the date of foundation of the town. The town was prabably founded later than in 10-th century.  The original farmstead was divided into two farmsteads in 14-th century. The construction of Trocnov farmsteads was similar to bigger country farmstead and did not resemble noble settlements. Wooden houses were shingle - roofed nad thatched - roofed. Farmyards were paved with quartz tiles and surrounded by a sinble wooden fence. Trocnov hamlet was formed by these two farmsteads and two large pieces of land. Farmer Řehoř Žižka and his wife lived in one of these two farmsteads in the middle of 14-th century. Their son Jan was here born around 1360. He spent here his childhood and also probably adolescence. There is a marded path along the Trocnov centre. The starting point of the path is a building of Jan Žižka Memorial,. The Memoriol houses the findings from both Trocnov farmsteads. The Memorioal was erected on the site of the original farmstead of Borovany cloister which was probably made of the rests of stonework of Trocnov farmsteads.  A marked path begins at the Memoriol and leads along the dike of Upper and Lower Pond to the forest where are the rests of farmstead of Žižka's uncle Mikš and 9 meter deep will belonging to the farmstead. From here one can go along the dike of Grandel Pond and reach a putative birghplace of Žižka. One can find here a boulder with the inscription erected in 1908. A visitor goes by an imposing memorial of Hussite military leader (made by professor Josef Malejovský in 1958 - 1969) and reaches the rests of Žižka's farmstead. There was a barn to the right of the marked foundations a nd stables to the left, across the path towards the building of the neighbouring farmstead. There is uncovered part of the former farmyard at the front. There was a pond in front of the farmstead and behind the path, at the place of present meadow. |
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