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Volary
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Volary (; ) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. It is located in the Bohemian Forest, close to the border with Germany. An area in the northern part of the town with timber-framed Alpine-type buildings is well preserved and is protected as a village monument reservation.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Volary
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Volary.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Aerial view
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Volary.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Volary_znak.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Prachatice
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
Martina Pospíšilová
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1359

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Official website

Město Volary - Oficiální stránky města Volary

Oficiální stránky Města Volary

mestovolary.cz

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Volary
Population
3744
Area
107.520728
Elevation
760
Official website
www.mestovolary.cz
Image
Volary.jpg
Licence plate code
C
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Commons category
Volary
postal code
383 01
time of earliest written record
1359-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
native label
Volary
P6482
Volary
number of houses
624
mean age
42
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13 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Geography
  • History
  • 19th century
  • Volary Death March
  • Post-war events
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Volary (; ) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. It is located in the Bohemian Forest, close to the border with Germany. An area in the northern part of the town with timber-framed Alpine-type buildings is well preserved and is protected as a village monument reservation.

==Administrative division== Volary consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Volary (3,578) Chlum (20) Mlynářovice (54)

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