Borová Lada

History

Borová Lada was founded around 1750 on the initiative of the owner of this territory, Prince Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. In 1855, the village had 230 inhabitants and most of them were ethnic Germans. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.

Geography

Borová Lada is located about west of Prachatice and west of České Budějovice, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Bohemian Forest and mostly in the Šumava National Park. The highest point is the mountain Světlá hora at above sea level. The Teplá Vltava River flows through the municipality. The Volyňka River originates in the woods on the slope of the Světlá hora. The territory of Borová Lada is densely forested. There are moors in the northern part of the municipality.

Most-observed species

• Coal Tit

  Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  996
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  906
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  808
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  704
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  666
• Crested Tit

  Lophophanes cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  652
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  643
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  603

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2007-01-13
  4 km SSW of Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Czechia
• M 3.8 — 2005-10-06
  1 km S of Ranshofen, Austria
• M 2.5 — 2002-03-10
  2 km NNE of Waldmünchen, Germany