Švihov
Švihov is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The town is located on the Úhlava River in the Švihov Highlands. Švihov is known for the medieval Švihov Castle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Wenceslas and Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Švihov).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kokšín and Mezihoří.
Mezihoří
Village
Mezihoří is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. Mezihoří lies approximately 11 kilometres north of Klatovy, 31 km south of Plzeň, and 108 km south-west of Prague.
Červené Poříčí
Village
Červené Poříčí is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Červené Poříčí lies approximately 12 kilometres north of Klatovy, 29 km south of Plzeň, and 104 km south-west of Prague.
Švihov
- Type: Town with 1,690 residents
- Description: town in the Czech Republic
- Categories: municipality of the Czech Republic, municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic, and locality
- Location: Švihov, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.48142° or 49° 28′ 53″ north
Longitude
13.28381° or 13° 17′ 2″ east
Population
1,690
Elevation
375 metres (1,230 feet)
Open location code
8FXMF7JM+HG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Švihov” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Švihov (Klatovyko barrutia)”
- Basque: “Švihov”
- Catalan: “Švihov”
- Cebuano: “Švihov”
- Chinese: “Švihov”
- Chinese: “什維霍夫”
- Chinese: “什维霍夫”
- Czech: “Švihov u Klatov”
- Czech: “Švihov”
- Dutch: “Švihov”
- Esperanto: “Švihov”
- Estonian: “Švihov”
- French: “Švihov”
- German: “Schwihau”
- German: “Švihov u Klatov”
- German: “Švihov”
- Hungarian: “Švihov”
- Irish: “Švihov”
- Italian: “Švihov (Plzeň)”
- Italian: “Švihov”
- Lombard: “Švihov”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Švihov (Mãhãlã Klatovy)”
- Malay: “Švihov”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Švihov”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Švihov”
- Persian: “شویهوف (ناحیه کلاتووی)”
- Persian: “شویهوف”
- Polish: “Svihov”
- Polish: “Švihov”
- Portuguese: “Švihov”
- Russian: “Швигов”
- Serbian: “Швихов”
- Slovak: “Švihov”
- Spanish: “Švihov”
- Swedish: “Švihov”
- Tatar: “Швиһов”
- Vietnamese: “Švihov”
- “Schwihau”
- “Švihov”
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