South Bohemia

South Bohemia is a region in the . It offers many picturesque towns with two of them on the UNESCO list, peaceful countryside filled with number of ponds, medieval castles, romantic chateaux and some hills at the south.
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is in South Bohemia, in the . The town has since grown into the metropolitan centre. It is the largest town in South Bohemia region and it has approximately 96,000 inhabitants.

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is a beautiful town of 14,600 inhabitants in Southern , in the . Like , the town is situated on the Vltava River and is full of Baroque buildings housing cafes and bars, features a spectacular castle, and an old-town square.

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is a city in South Bohemia 100 km south of . It was founded in 1420 by radical followers of Jan Hus, who paved the way for Martin Luther's church reforms.

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Bohemian Forest is a national park in South Bohemia part of . The forest is a part of largest protected forest area of Central Europe and both the woods and the mountain range that forms its backbone stretch in Germany, Czech Republic and Austria.

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is a town in South Bohemia, known for having the oldest stone bridge in the Czech Republic. Due to its nice small historic centre, might be a good stop on a journey between Prague and South Bohemia.

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is a small village in South Bohemia, located 15 km from the region capital, . Listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is the best example of something called "Selské Baroko ", which means very strongly decorated and colorful village houses from 19th century.

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is a historic town in South Bohemia region. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is known for its big castle, old town center, large mechanical nativity scene and as a gateway to scenic micro-region.

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is a picturesque little town in South Bohemia. It is home to the Regent brewery and lends its name to the Třeboňsko protected wildlife area. It is well-prepared for tourists with information available in various languages including English.

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is a town in South Bohemia region, with around 5,000 inhabitants. Although known mainly for its beautiful château, it offers much more to the visitor.

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is a town of 2,600 inhabitants in South Bohemia, in the , on the Vltava River. The town is a popular river tourism spot. The main landmark of the town is the Monastery, which is protected as a national cultural monument.

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is a historic town of roughly 2300 inhabitants in 2022 in South Bohemia, near the border with . Because of its well-preserved renaissance centre, it is called "smaller ".

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is a small town in South Bohemia, on borders with . It is a gateway to Nobohradské Mountains with many opportunities to hike and cycle.

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Reservoir is a dam and hydroelectric plant constructed along the River in the . It is the largest water area in the Czech Republic.

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is a mountain in the Bohemian Forest Foothills in the South Bohemian Region of the . It rises 1,087 metres above sea level.

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is a village in South Bohemia. It is known mostly for its red renaissance château with which it shares its name.

South Bohemia

Latitude of center
49.0833° or 49° 5′ north
Longitude of center
14.5° or 14° 30′ east
Population
655,000
Elevation
479 metres (1,572 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3339537
Wiki­data ID
Q188373
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Wu Chinese—“South Bohemia” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ደቡብ ቦሄሚያን ክልል”
  • Arabic: “إقليم جنوب بوهيميا”
  • Arabic: “محافظة بوهيميا الجنوبية”
  • Aragonese: “Bohemia Meridional”
  • Armenian: “Հարավչեխական երկրամաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Çex diyarı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Çexiya diyarı”
  • Balinese: “Region Bohemia Kelod”
  • Basque: “Bohemia Hegoaldeko eskualdea”
  • Basque: “Hego Bohemia”
  • Basque: “Hegoaldeko Bohemiako eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвачэскі край”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвачэшскі край”
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ বোহেমিয়ান অঞ্চল”
  • Bengali: “সাউথ বুহেমিয়া অঞ্চল”
  • Bosnian: “Južnočeški kraj”
  • Breton: “Rannvro Bohemia ar Su”
  • Bulgarian: “Южнобохемски край”
  • Bulgarian: “Южночешки край”
  • Catalan: “Bohèmia Meridional”
  • Catalan: “Regió de Bohèmia Meridional”
  • Cebuano: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Chechen: “Къилба-Чехин мохк”
  • Chinese: “Lâm Bohemia Chiu”
  • Chinese: “南捷克州”
  • Chinese: “南波希米亚州”
  • Chinese: “南波希米亞州”
  • Croatian: “Južna Češka”
  • Czech: “Budějovický kraj”
  • Czech: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Czech: “Jihočeský”
  • Czech: “jižní Čechy”
  • Danish: “Sydbøhmen”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Boheemse Regio”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Bohemen”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Bohemio”
  • Esperanto: “Sudbohemia regiono”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Böömi maakond”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Tšehhi maakond”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Böömin lääni”
  • French: “Bohême du Sud”
  • French: “Bohême méridionale”
  • French: “Boheme-du-Sud”
  • French: “Bohême-du-Sud”
  • French: “Bohême-Sud”
  • French: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • French: “Région de Bohême du Sud”
  • Galician: “Rexión de Bohemia Meridional”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთ ბოჰემიის მხარე”
  • German: “Budějovický kraj”
  • German: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • German: “Region Budweis”
  • German: “Südböhmen”
  • German: “Südböhmische Region”
  • Greek: “Περιφέρεια Νότιας Βοημίας”
  • Gujarati: “દક્ષિણ બોહેમિયા પ્રદેશ”
  • Hausa: “South Bohemian Region”
  • Hebrew: “בוהמיה הדרומית”
  • Hebrew: “דרום בוהמיה”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण बोहेमियाई क्षेत्र”
  • Hungarian: “Dél-csehországi kerület”
  • Indonesian: “Bohemia Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Daerah Bohemia Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Italian: “Boemia meridionale”
  • Italian: “Boemia Meridionale”
  • Italian: “Regione della Boemia del Sud”
  • Italian: “Regione della Boemia meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南ボヘミア州”
  • Japanese: “南ボヘミア県”
  • Javanese: “South Bohemian Region”
  • Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಬೊಹೆಮಿಯಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Kazakh: “Оңтүстік Богемия краї”
  • Kirghiz: “Түштүк Богемия краї”
  • Korean: “남보헤미아 주”
  • Korean: “남보헤미아주”
  • Korean: “남부보헤미아주”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidbohēmijas apgabals”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidčehijas apgabals”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Bohemijos kraštas”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Čekija”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Čekijos kraštas”
  • Lombard: “Boemia de Sot”
  • Macedonian: “Јужночешки крај”
  • Malay: “Daerah Bohemia Selatan”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Bohemia Selatan”
  • Maltese: “Reġjun tan-Nofsinhar tal-Boemja”
  • Marathi: “दक्षिण बोहेमिया प्रदेश”
  • Mazanderani: “جنوبی بوهمی اوستان”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lâm Bohemia Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Süüdböömisk Regiuun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Böhmen region”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Bøhmen region”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørbøhmen region”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Syd-Böhmen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sydbøhmen region”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sør-Böhmen”
  • Norwegian: “Syd-Böhmen”
  • Norwegian: “Sydböhmen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Boèmia del Sud”
  • Oromo: “South Bohemian Region”
  • Ossetian: “Хуссар Чехийы край”
  • Pampanga: “South Bohemian Labuad”
  • Panjabi: “ਦੱਖਣ ਬੋਹੀਮੀਆ ਖੇਤਰ”
  • Persian: “استان بوهمی جنوبی”
  • Persian: “منطقه بوهمی جنوبی”
  • Polish: “Kraj południowoczeski”
  • Portuguese: “Boémia do Sul”
  • Portuguese: “Boêmia do Sul”
  • Pushto: “سوېل بوهیمیا سیمه”
  • Quechua: “Urin Bohemya suyu”
  • Romanian: “Boemia de Sud”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Boemia de Sud”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Jihočeský”
  • Russian: “Южно-Чешский край”
  • Russian: “Южночешский край”
  • Rusyn: “Югочешскый край”
  • Serbian: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Serbian: “Južnočeški kraj”
  • Serbian: “Јужночешки крај”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južnočeški kraj”
  • Sinhala: “දකුණු බොහිමියා කලාපය”
  • Slovak: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Slovak: “Juhočeský kraj”
  • Slovenian: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Slovenian: “Južnočeški okraj”
  • Somali: “South Bohemian Region”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گونئی بوهم اوستانی”
  • Spanish: “Bohemia Meridional”
  • Spanish: “Región de Bohemia del Sur”
  • Spanish: “Region de Bohemia Meridional”
  • Spanish: “Región de Bohemia Meridional”
  • Swahili: “South Bohemian Region”
  • Swedish: “Jihocesky kraj”
  • Swedish: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Swedish: “Region Sydböhmen”
  • Swedish: “Södra Böhmen”
  • Swedish: “Sydböhmen”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Богемияи Ҷанубӣ”
  • Tajik: “Минтақаи Боҳемиаи Ҷанубӣ”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு பொஹீமியா பகுதி”
  • Tatar: “Көньяк Чехия төбәге”
  • Tatar: “Түштәр Богемия төбәге”
  • Telugu: “దక్షిణ బొహెమియా ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “แคว้นเซาท์โบฮีเมีย”
  • Turkish: “Güney Bohemya ili”
  • Turkish: “Güney Bohemya”
  • Ukrainian: “Південночеський край”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Juhočěski kraj”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Južne Čechi”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی بوہیمیائی ریجن”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی بوہیمیائی علاقہ”
  • Uzbek: “Janub Bogemi viloyati”
  • Vietnamese: “Jihočeský kraj”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Bohemia”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng Nam Bohemia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salatan nga Bohemia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “South Bohemian”
  • Western Panjabi: “جنوبی بوہیمیائی علاقہ”
  • Wu Chinese: “南波希米亚州”

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