Prachatice
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| Area: | 38.9 km² |
| Population: | 11,803 (2004) |
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Prachatice (German: Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.
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[edit] 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
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Famous people
- John Neumann, first American saint, born in 1811
- Josef Messner (1822 - 1862), writer
- Irma Krützner, writer and poet, lived here in 1915 - 1946
- Jiří Paroubek, Czech prime minister, served his military service here [1]
- Adolf Zika - Photographer
See detailed list.
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (in Czech)
- Region of Prachatice (in English)
- Details of early town history (in Czech)
- Prachatice - basic facts, history, sights, one-day trips
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