Horažďovice

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Coordinates: 49°19′15″N 13°42′04″E / 49.32083, 13.70111
Horažďovice
Town
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Plzeň
District Klatovy
Commune Horažďovice
Parts
River Otava
Center Masarykovo náměstí
 - elevation 427 m (1,401 ft)
 - coordinates 49°19′15″N 13°42′04″E / 49.32083, 13.70111
Area 43.02 km² (16.61 sq mi)
Population 5,670 (2006-12-31)
Density 132 /km² (342 /sq mi)
Town rights 1292
Mayor Jindřiška Jůdová
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 341 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Horažďovice
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.sumavanet.cz/horazdovice
Horažďovice
Municipality with Extended Competence & Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority
Country Czech Republic
Region Plzeň
Municipalities
Area 258.72 km² (99.89 sq mi)
Population 12,187 (2005-31-12)
Density 47 /km² (122 /sq mi)

Horažďovice (IPA[ˈɦoraʒɟovɪtsɛ]; German: Horaschdowitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Otava River, some 50 km (31 mi) to the South-West from the region capital of Plzeň.

Horažďovice is also a Municipality with Extended Competence and a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.

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