Horažďovice
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| Horažďovice | ||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Plzeň | |
| District | Klatovy | |
| Commune | Horažďovice | |
| Parts | Babín, Boubín, Horažďovice, Horažďovická Lhota, Komušín, Svaté Pole, Třebomyslice, Veřechov | |
| River | Otava | |
| Center | Masarykovo náměstí | |
| - elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 49°19′15″N 13°42′04″E / 49.32083°N 13.70111°E | |
| Area | 43.02 km2 (16.61 sq mi) | |
| Population | 5,670 (2006-12-31) | |
| Density | 132 / km2 (342 / sq mi) | |
| Town rights | 1292 | |
| Mayor | Jindřiška Antropiusová | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 341 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Horažďovice | ||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.sumavanet.cz/horazdovice | ||
| Horažďovice | |
| Municipality with Extended Competence & Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Region | Plzeň |
| Municipalities | Břežany, Hejná, Horažďovice, Hradešice, Chanovice, Kejnice, Kovčín, Kvášňovice, Malý Bor, Maňovice, Myslív, Nalžovské Hory, Nehodiv, Olšany, Pačejov, Slatina, Svéradice, Tužice, Velké Hydčice, Velký Bor |
| Area | 258.72 km2 (99.89 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,187 (2005-31-12) |
| Density | 47 / km2 (122 / sq mi) |
Horažďovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦoraʒɟovɪtsɛ]; German: Horaschdowitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Otava River, some 50 km (31 mi) to the South-East from the region capital of Plzeň.
Horažďovice is also a Municipality with Extended Competence and a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.
People
- Rudolph I of Bohemia, Albert I of Germany, died here
- Otakar Ševčík, born here
- Martin Joseph Nováček, the father of Ottokar Nováček was born here
- Milan Nakonečný, born here
- Sigmund Eisner, born here
Resources
- Czech Statistical Office (2005), Vybrané údaje podle správních obvodů obcí s rozšířenou působností a správních obvodů obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem k 31. 12. 2005, retrieved 2005-03-08
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