Klatovy

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- summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Area 80.67 km²		Elevation 405 m Local time Thursday 3:44 AM

Weather 1°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 100% Humidity Clubs and Teams SKP Klatovy, TJ Sokol Malá Víska Points of interest Klatovské katakomby, Black Tower, Barokní lékárna U bílého jed, Catacombs Klatovy, Vlastivědné Muzeum Dr Hosta

Klatovy ( [ˈklatovɪ]; German: Klattau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

Map of 339 01 Klatovy, Czechia

Klatovy is the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority.

History

Klatovy was founded during 1260–1263 by Přemysl Otakar II. There are several historic buildings in the town such as the Black Tower, the Baroque Pharmacy, the Jesuit church with catacombs and the Archdeacon's church.

Twin cities

Klatovy is twinned with the following cities:

Heemskerk, Netherlands

Poligny, France

Cham, Germany

Polevskoy, Russia

Notable people

Klatovy was linked with many influential persons:

Bohuslav Balbín - writer, historian, Jesuit

August Breisky - medical professor and gynaecological researcher

Johann Brotan - mechanical engineer and inventor of the Brotan boiler

Josef Dobrovský - philologist, historian

Václav Fišer - Olympic long jumper and triple jumper

Petr Frydrych - javelin thrower

Josef Hlávka - architect

Franz Kiwisch von Rotterau - medical professor and gynaecological researcher

Karel Klostermann - writer

Václav Matěj Kramerius - publisher, journalist and writer

František Křižík - inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur

Lubor Niederle - Father of Czech archaeology

František Palacký - historian and politician

Jaroslav Vrchlický - lyrical poet

Ivana Sekyrová - Olympic long-distance runner

References

Klatovy Wikipedia

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Contents

Map of 339 01 Klatovy, Czechia

History

Twin cities

Notable people

References