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Encyclopedia > Prachatice
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Area: 38.9 km²
Population: 11,803 (2004)
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Map of the Czech Republic highlighting Prachatice

Prachatice (in German Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. This article lists sources for statistics about Czech Republic. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Image File history File links Location_of_Czech_city_Prachatice. ... South Bohemian Region (in Czech Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. ...

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History

Historical population


1869: 4 911 inhabitants
1900: 5 573
1930: 5 926
1950: 5 130
1961: 5 381
1970: 7 100
1980: 10 354
1991: 11 805
2001: 11 977


Prachatice today

Historical character of city center is protected since 1981.


The dominating industries are machine engineering, electrotechnical industry and timber processing. New industial zone has been built.


Famous people

  • Jan Neumann, first American saint, born in 1811
  • Josef Messner (1822 - 1862), writer
  • Irma Krützner, writer and poet, lived here in 1915 - 1946

See detailed list.


External links

  • Municipal website (in Czech)
  • Region of Prachatice (in English)
  • Details of early town history (in Czech)

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SOUTH BOHEMIA AND BOHEMIAN FOREST - Prachatice (631 words)
The new settlement was founded in the 14th century around the square, together with the church, which is situated in the corner of the square.
One of the oldest buildings in Prachatice is the dean's St.
Prachatice is a hometown of the Czech pundit Křišťan of Prachatice.
Travel guide - Prachatice district. E-travel.cz - accommodation in hotels and apartments in Prague and the Czech ... (511 words)
While the vicinity of Prachatice, in the northeaster part of the district, is still very much typical of the region's flat landscape, the rest of the district, west of Vimperk, including the area around Volary, is rather mountainous.
The historic centre of Prachatice is a preserved historical town area - with a number of Renaissance houses, well-preserved fortifications, and the Pisecka gate.
The regional town of Prachatice spreads itself in a hollow below the majestic Libin Hill (elevation 1096 meters), and is surrounded on all sides by beautiful pine and mixed forests.
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