Blatnice (Plzeň-North District)
Blatnice is a village and municipality (obec) in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.
Blatnice | |
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Municipality | |
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  Blatnice | |
| Coordinates: 49°43′11″N 13°9′21″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 731 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 330 25 |
| Website | http://www.blatnice.cz |
The municipality covers an area of 4.12 square kilometres (1.59 sq mi), and has a population of 731 (as at 3 July 2006).
Blatnice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Plzeň and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Prague.
History
Blatnice was part of the Sudetenland territory annexed to Germany in 1938. Its German-speaking population was affected by the post-war Expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia.
Notable people
- Werner Krieglstein, professor, philosopher, author, and actor; a University of Chicago fellow and Fulbright Scholar; born in Blatnice (1941); relocated to Germany after World War II.
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