Editing South Bohemian Region (section)

==Architecture==
[[File:Holasovice1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Rustic baroque in [[Holašovice]]]]
The region is famous for its small villages with a pond in the middle. These are generally built in the style of the [[Rustic Baroque]], also known as South Bohemian Baroque:

"Rustic Baroque is a term for the unique architecture of South Bohemia. The local folk bricklayer masters Martin Paták and František Šoch created a new type of South Bohemian farmhouse with an ornate frontispiece in the middle of the 19th century. A typical building of this style is a massive rustic farmhouse with two richly decorated frontispieces, which are joined by an arched gate with small doors. The marshland frontispieces are beautifully decorated, they have lavish contours, the surface is usually divided by allusive decorative columns, completed by arches, stylised hearts, four-leafed clovers, meadow flowers."