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. ...
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.