"South Bohemia (Czech: Jihočeský kraj, German: Südböhmische Region) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical ...
land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part of the South Bohemian Region is former Prachens (Prácheňsko), a huge archaic region with distinctive features with its capital, Písek. In 2011, there were 624 municipalities in the region, where of 54 had a status of town.
The region borders (from the west clockwise) the regions Plzeň, Central Bohemia, Vysočina and South Moravia. To the south it borders Austria (Lower Austria and Upper Austria) and Germany (Bavaria). Until 30 May 2001, the region was named as Budějovický kraj or Českobudějovický kraj, after its capital, České Budějovice." - (en.wikipedia.org 18.10.2019)
- Latitude49.083332061768
- Longitude14.666666984558
- Population625703
