The small village Zbudov lies on the border of marshland called Zbudovská Blata (Zbudov Marshland) in the northern part of the Českobudějovická Pánev (České Budějovice Basin) about 5 km north-west of the small town Zliv, 390 m a.s.l.

This area was a domain of Lords of Hradec in the 16th century. A rebellion started here because of a dispute between the owners and the peasants. The leader of the rebels Jakub Kubata was executed in 1581. Several places in the surroundings were named after this events, e.g. Soudný Potok (Judgement Stream), Kubatova Blata (Kubata's Marshland), etc.

A lot of homesteads, which were built in the style of the so-called rural South Bohemian Baroque in the 19th century, can be seen in Zbudov and neighbouring villages. They have richly ornate gables and portals. The most valuable complexes of homesteads in this style are in the villages Plástovice and Holašovice.
The memorial to Jakub Kubata stands near the railway station from 1904.