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Pacov, situated at analtitude of 557 m in northern South Bohemia, was founded in the late 13th century.

The deanary church St. Michael (děkanský kostel sv. Michaela) [centre right] was built in Gothic style around 1350, remodelled during the 15th and early 16th century, and renovated in 1737.

The church St. Wenceslas (kostel sv. Václava) [background left] was built at the beginning of the 18th century after the castle of Pacov had become a monastery of the Barefooted Carmelites in 1908. After a large fire in 1727, the church was restored until 1732. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1732 it served various purposes. From 1947 until 1974 it was used as a chapel by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

The castle and former monastery today is used as a museum, devoted mainly to the founder of modern Czech lyrics, Antonín Sova (1864–1928).