History of river. Lower reach of river Lužnice

7.1. Summary: The history of river. Lower reach of river Lužnice. Purpose of this work is to take down history of a river. We understand this history as a relationship between water flow and a human being. It is a relationship of two active agents, which developed in time from cooperation of them to domination of human above the river and its move to the passive role. We assume that it is possible to take down this relationship in following areas: river's influence on colonizating region and creation of transport infrastructure, transport possibilities of water flow, water as a source of water energy for mills and sawmills, river as source of water and food, river as a threat. We choosed only lower reach of Lužnice river from Tábor town to its embouchure into Vltava river in time period before year 1850 (beginning of industrial revolution), due to the extent of the topic. We gave proof of definite influence of water flow on the creation of seats by analysing nature conditions in the region and examining of transport infrastructure. Important seats originated in the places of water ford and on the crossings of trade ways. Remarkable chain of villages originated around the river flow. River was also an important artery of traffic and its flow was the most important condition of rafting in the region of..