Přeštice

Přeštice
Town
Church of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
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 / 49.5725500; 13.3288528Coordinates: 49°34′21.18″N 13°19′43.87″E / 49.5725500°N 13.3288528°E / 49.5725500; 13.3288528
Area 25.39 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population 6,681 (2006-07-03)
Density 263/km2 (681/sq mi)
First mentioned 1226
Mayor Karel Naxera
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 334 01
Location in the Czech Republic
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]

After the end of World War II, exactly 1,795 Torah scrolls were discovered stockpiled within an abandoned synagogue in the town. Today most of these scrolls are under the protection of museums and preservation societies, though a few have been donated to synagogues internationally.

References

  1. ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
  2. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967


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