Prachatice
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| Area: | 38.9 km² |
| Population: | 11,803 (2004) |
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Prachatice (in German Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.
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History
Historical population
1869: 4 911 inhabitants
1900: 5 573
1930: 5 926
1950: 5 130
1961: 5 381
1970: 7 100
1980: 10 354
1991: 11 805
2001: 11 977
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Prachatice today
Historical character of city center is protected since 1981.
The dominating industries are machine engineering, electrotechnical industry and timber processing. New industial zone has been built.
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Famous people
- Jan Neumann, first American saint, born in 1811
- Josef Messner (1822 - 1862), writer
- Irma Krützner, writer and poet, lived here in 1915 - 1946
See detailed list.
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External links
- Municipal website (in Czech)
- Region of Prachatice (in English)
- Details of early town history (in Czech)cs:Prachatice
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