Borová Lada () is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Borová Lada consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Borová Lada (225) Černá Lada (0) Knížecí Pláně (0) Nový Svět (26) Paseka (0) Šindlov (0) Svinná Lada (6) Zahrádky (3)
Etymology The initial German name Ferchenhaid was derived from the words Föhre ('pine') and Heide ('wasteland'). The Czech name is a translation of the German name.
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.
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.
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the house No. 11, which is a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.
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