Kestřany
Kestřany | |
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 The fortress Horní tvrz | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kestřany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′9″N 14°4′21″E / 49.26917°N 14.07250°ECoordinates: 49°16′9″N 14°4′21″E / 49.26917°N 14.07250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1338 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.10 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 735 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 21 |
| Website | www |
Kestřany is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Lhota u Kestřan and Zátaví are administrative parts of Kestřany.
Etymology[]
The name Kestřany is probably derived from Kestra, which was the name of the first settler. His name has origin in kostra, meaning skeleton.[2]
Geography[]
Kestřany lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Písek, 44 km (27 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 95 km (59 mi) south of Prague.
Kestřany lies on the Otava River. The National nature reserve Řežabinec a Řežabinecké tůně is located in the municipal area.
History[]
The first written mention of the fortress called Horní tvrz is from 1315, the first written mention of Kestřany is from 1338.[3]
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Kestřany | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.22 (31.60) |
0.33 (32.59) |
4.43 (39.97) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.43 (57.97) |
17.95 (64.31) |
19.93 (67.87) |
18.67 (65.61) |
14.75 (58.55) |
9.33 (48.79) |
4.83 (40.69) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Původ názvu Kestřany" (in Czech). Obec Kestřany. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Horní tvrz Kestřany" (in Czech). Obec Kestřany. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "PV potential estimation utility". Photovoltaic Geographical Information System - Interactive Maps. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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