Prášily

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Prášily
Municipality
Entering Prášily from the direction of Srní
Entering Prášily from the direction of Srní
Coat of arms of Prášily
Coat of arms
Prášily is located in Czech Republic
Prášily
Prášily
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′19″N 13°22′41″E / 49.10528°N 13.37806°E / 49.10528; 13.37806Coordinates: 49°6′19″N 13°22′41″E / 49.10528°N 13.37806°E / 49.10528; 13.37806
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
Founded1732
Area
 • Total112.33 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total154
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
342 01
Websitewww.sumavanet.cz/prasily/

Prášily (German: Stubenbach) is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

The village of Nová Hůrka is an administrative part of Prášily.

Geography[]

Prášily lies in the Bohemian Forest, approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) south of Klatovy, 72 km (45 mi) south of Plzeň, and 132 km (82 mi) south-west of Prague.

With the area of 112.33 km2 it is the largest municipality in the country without town status by size, even though most of Prášily's territory is covered by forests.[2]

Notable people[]

  • Gunther of Bohemia (c. 955–1045), Catholic hermit and diplomat; died in the hermitage on Březník mountain

Gallery[]

  • Sweetshop "Pampeliška"

  • "Hostinec u Michala" inn

  • "Brücknerův dům" (Brückner House)

  • Memorial of villages destroyed by Czechoslovak army in 1950s

  • Classic local timber house

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ Hejna, Petr (23 October 2017). "Šumavské Prášily oplývají četnými zajímavostmi i drží několik prvenství". Novinky.cz.

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