Abstract
The nuclear power plant of Temelin can be seen as an unusual landscape feature in the rural landscape of South Bohemia. The paper discusses the process of adaptation of local community to the existence and operation of the nuclear power plant.
Based on data gained within a sociological survey performed in 2004 and 2008, the local community seems to manifest a certain degree of adaptation to the given situation. In the context of landscape ecology, "visual aggressiveness" of the plant's cooling towers with the height of 155 meters evokes the feeling of subconscious disquiet and is perceived as an important change of the South-Bohemian landscape character.