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Horažďovice (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Horažďovice
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla (Horažďovice).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Historic town centre
Settlement.image_shield
CZE Horažďovice COA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Plzeň
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Klatovy
Settlement.pushpin_map
Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Michael Forman
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1251
Settlement.area_total_km2
43.04

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Horažďovice
Population
5103
Area
43.039706
Elevation
427
Body of water
Otava
Shares border with
Střelské Hoštice
Headquarters
Horažďovice
Official website
www.mesto-horazdovice.cz
Image
Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla (Horažďovice).jpg
Licence plate code
P
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email address
mailto:[email protected]
Commons category
Horažďovice
time of earliest written record
1251-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Horažďovice
postal code
341 01
historical region
Bohemia
number of houses
1266
mean age
45.6
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Jewish community
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Horažďovice (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

==Administrative division== Horažďovice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Horažďovice (4,352) Babín (61) Boubín (105) Horažďovická Lhota (74) Komušín (82) Svaté Pole (50) Třebomyslice (162) Veřechov (101)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Horažďovice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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