Přeštice
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| Přeštice | ||
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 Church of the Assumption | ||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Plzeň | |
| District | Plzeň-South | |
| Commune | Přeštice | |
| Center | Masarykovo náměstí | |
| - elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 49°34′21.18″N 13°19′43.87″E / 49.5725500°N 13.3288528°E | |
| Area | 25.39 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | |
| Population | 6,681 (2006-07-03) | |
| Density | 263 / km2 (681 / sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1226 | |
| Mayor | Petr Fornouz | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 334 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Přeštice | ||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.prestice-mesto.cz | ||
Přeštice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊ɛʃcɪtsɛ]; German: Prestitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Úhlava River, some 20 km (12 mi) to the south from the region capital of Pilsen.
Přeštice is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.
History
Until 1918, PRESTITZ - PŘEŠTICE (previously PRZESTITZ or PRESTIC[1]) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]
References
- ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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