TREBON

German Wittingau, town, Jihocesk kraj (region), Czech Republic, on the main road to Vienna. It lies in the basin of the Luznice River, which is floored with heavy impermeable clays upon which a good deal of peat has formed. The area has many artificial lakes, and, since the Middle Ages, a freshwater fishing economy has been developed, chiefly with carp. The largest fishpond, laid out (158490) by Jakub Krcn, was named after the Rozmberk family, who founded Trebon's Augustinian monastery and promoted fish breeding. The town and its environs passed to the Schwarzenbergs, a powerful Austrian noble family, in 1660. A remarkable work of medieval pond husbandry is the Zlat stoka (Golden Canal), which supplies the system with water from the Luznice. The Svet fishpond (540 acres [220 hectares]) is used for training in water sports. Wide stretches of water, rimmed with forest and successions of small fish pens, surround the old town, which is noted for its Gothic Church of St. Giles (1367) and Schwarzenberg Castle, which contains valuable archives. Trebon also has a spa and a small textile industry. Pop. (1990 est.) 9,676.