NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South Bohemian Region

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. The region borders (from the west clockwise) the regions Plzeň, Central Bohemia, Vysocina and South Moravia. To the south it borders Austria and Germany. The region was also previously referred to as Budĕjovický kraj or Českobudĕjovický kraj but since 2001 these terms are officially obsolete. Its capital is České Budějovice. This article lists sources for statistics about Czech Republic. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Image File history File links Czech_regions_South_Bohemian. ... The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavnÃ mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (JihomoravskÃ½ kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edoÄeskÃ½ kraj) Hradec KrÃ¡lovÃ© Region (KrÃ¡lovÃ©hradeckÃ½ kraj) VysoÄina Region (Kraj... Bohemia. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: MÃ¤hren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: MorvaorszÃ¡g) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Plzeň Region (Czech: Plzeňský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. ... Statistics Capital: Prague Area:11,014 km² Population:1,128,674 (2002) Map Central Bohemian Region ( Czech: Středočeský kraj) is an administrative unit ( Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Vysočina Region (Czech: kraj Vysočina), also known as Jihlava Region, is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia. ... South Moravian Region (Czech: JihomoravskÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... ÄŒeskÃ© BudÄ›jovice (short form: BudÄ›jovice, German: Budweis [also used in English]) is a city in the Czech Republic. ...

The region consists of the former districts (in Czech okresy) České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Prachatice, Strakonice and Tábor. ÄŒeskÃ© BudÄ›jovice (short form: BudÄ›jovice, German: Budweis [also used in English]) is a city in the Czech Republic. ... ÄŒeskÃ½ Krumlov ( (helpÂ· info)) (-Czech, German: Krumau) is a small city in the South Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Krumlov Castle. ... JindÅ™ichÅ¯v Hradec (-Czech, German: Neuhaus) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Prachatice (in German Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. ... Categories: Stub | Towns in the Czech Republic ... SW corner of the Å½iÅ¾ka square as viewed from the church tower. ...

Geography

The highest elevation in the region is the 1378 m high Plechý in the Bohemian Forest, the lowest elevation with 350 m above seas level is at the Orlická dam. The Šumava is a low mountain range in Central Europe. ...

Nature

A big part of the Šumava National Park is situated in South Bohemia. The Bohemian Forest is a popular holiday destination because it is excellent hiking country. Most interesting natural and cultural sights are connected with more than 500 km of summer marked trails and many bike trails.

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Category: Regions of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavnÃ mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (JihomoravskÃ½ kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edoÄeskÃ½ kraj) Hradec KrÃ¡lovÃ© Region (KrÃ¡lovÃ©hradeckÃ½ kraj) VysoÄina Region (Kraj... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Carlsbad Region ( Czech: Karlovarský kraj) is an administrative unit ( Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Statistics Capital: Prague Area:11,014 km² Population:1,128,674 (2002) Map Central Bohemian Region ( Czech: Středočeský kraj) is an administrative unit ( Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Hradec KrÃ¡lovÃ© Region (Czech: KrÃ¡lovÃ©hradeckÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Liberec Region (Czech: LibereckÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... Moravian-Silesian Region (in Czech MoravskoslezskÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located it the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. ... Olomouc Region (Czech: OlomouckÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (Morava) and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia (Slezsko). ... Pardubice Region (Czech: PardubickÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. ... PlzeÅˆ Region (Czech: PlzeÅˆskÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... South Moravian Region (Czech: JihomoravskÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. ... ÃšstÃ nad Labem Region (Czech: ÃšsteckÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... VysoÄina Region (Czech: kraj VysoÄina), also known as Jihlava Region, is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia. ... ZlÃn Region (Czech: ZlÃnskÃ½ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia. ...

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