A giant recreational complex will be built at Lipno by 2014

Marina Lipno (photo: Daniel Selucký)

Frymburk (Českokrumlovsko) - The recreational park and marina Hruštice, which the Austrian company UBM Bohemia wants to build for around 1.4 billion crowns, is expected to be completed by 2014 on the shores of Lipno. The Ministry of Environment approved the plan to create a giant complex in a protected area of Šumava, said the ministry's spokesman Jakub Kašpar today. A new village with more than a hundred houses and apartments, restaurants, sports facilities, a minimarket, and a yacht marina is to be built near Frymburk.
    "If the project receives a building permit next year, construction is estimated to take up to four years. This means that the completion of the entire project can be estimated by 2014," said Kamila Čadková from Crest Communications, which represents UBM Bohemia, to ČTK. She explained that due to environmental protection, the complex will be built all at once, and the construction will not be divided into phases. The excavation and preparation of the site will also only be carried out at the end of the growing season for protected species.
    The ministry issued an affirmative opinion on July 30 in the so-called EIA process, that is, an assessment of the environmental impact. It informed Aktuálně.cz about this on Wednesday. "The ministry said that if the 82 conditions specified in that opinion are met in subsequent proceedings and during the construction, then work can begin," explained Kašpar.
    For example, the investor must align the buildings with rural architecture, conduct a zoological survey, and during construction and operation take into consideration the time period of the protected capercaillie. Boats at the marina should also be berthed in a way that does not restrict natural beach formation. A noise study will also be conducted after the construction is completed.
    The recreational park Lipno and the Hruštice marina will arise in the Kovářov area on the shores of the Lipno reservoir near the village of Frymburk. It will include a total of 108 buildings and a marina for 40 sports and recreational vessels. The complex will also bring new jobs to the Lipno area.