From 1719 to 1947, the castle belonged to the Schwarzenbergs, a German and Czech noble family.
Walking around Český Krumlov, it's easy to understand why everyone wanted the town and castle for themselves. The landscape is beautiful, the town feels like it's straight out of a fairytale, and it's in the perfect location.
Because of Český Krumlov's popularity with tourists, it's very expensive to live in the city itself. However, many of my students and coworkers live around the old town in small villages. The most popular crops are cereals (like wheat), seeds for canola oil, and potatoes. The most popular animals to have as livestock are pigs and cows, but Southern Bohemia is also really well known for its fish, especially carp! Having carp on Christmas is a national Czech tradition.
One of the hardest parts about living in a popular tourist destination is how much more expensive everything gets and how bus routes, train routes, and even roads change to accommodate tourists instead of locals. Many people whose families have lived in Český Krumlov for generations have had to move to smaller villages because of increases in rent and property costs.
Other than those who moved, lots of people in Český Krumlov have embraced tourism. The high schools in Český Krumlov teach their students all about the history of their town and high-level English and German to accomodate the many tourists who come to their town.
