Josef Štěpánek Netolický

Josef Stepanek Netolický ( Stepan Netolický, * 1460, † 1538) was a Bohemian pond builder.

Life

He came from a non-free family in Netolice and was initially hunters in the service of the South Bohemian nobles Wok von Rosenberg.

From the 1490s put him Wok von Rosenberg as agents in the construction of extensive ponds around the city Lomnice nad Lužnicí and Trebon one. During this time the ponds Koclířov (1491-1495), Velky Tisy emerged (1502-1505) and Ruda ( 1495 ).

After the death of Wok von Rosenberg Stepanek 1505 top " fish masters" on the estates of Rosenberg. He has developed and implemented plans for the construction of the ponds Opatovický rybnik (1510-1514), Horusický rybnik (1511-1512) and Kanov (1515 ) and the enlargement of the Záblatský rybnik ( 1509 ). Overall, he was responsible for the construction of nine large and 37 small ponds.

Stepanek most famous work, the artificial watercourse is Zlata stoka (Golden Canal) that connects all the fish ponds of the Trebon Basin together and supplied with fresh water. Its construction lasted from 1505 to 1520. Woks In 1519, descendants dismissed their pond builder from serfdom. Stepanek reputation was widespread: in 1528 asked the Archbishop of Salzburg, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg the services Stepanek during pond construction in the local area. Whether this request was granted, but is not known.

Štěpánek Netolický also designed and built townhouses in Trebon and was involved in the construction of the local fortifications. The he designed ponds are very broad and flat and thus ensure the availability of sufficient light for good growth conditions. For this purpose, they are characterized by an excellent irrigation system that still meets the requirements of aquaculture. The Rosenberger pond architect Jakob Krcin of Jelčany (1535-1604) drew on the work Stepanek.