Katovice

Katovice is a market town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

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Settlement.name: Katovice
Settlement.settlement_type: Market town
Settlement.image_skyline: Katovice_kostel.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Saints Philip and James
Settlement.image_flag: Katovice ST flag.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Katovice znak cz.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Strakonice
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic

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Katovice is a market town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

==Geography== Katovice is located about west of Strakonice and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the České Budějovice Basin and Blatná Uplands. The highest point is the hill Katovická hora (formerly known as Kněží hora) at above sea level. The area of the hill is protected as the Kněží hora Nature Reserve.