Rabí

Rabí is a town and municipality (obec) in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

Rabí
Town and municipality
Landscape around Rabí with Rabí Castle in the background
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Rabí
Coordinates: 49°17′2″N 13°37′28″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
Area
 • Total14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Elevation
478 m (1,568 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total494
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Postal code
342 01
Websitehttp://www.mestorabi.cz/

The municipality covers an area of 14.29 square kilometres (5.52 sq mi), and has a population of around 490.

Rabí lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 55 km (34 mi) south of Plzeň, and 106 km (66 mi) south-west of Prague.

History

Until 1918, the village was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Strakonitz (Strakonice) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia. A post-office was opened in 1869.[2]

Austrian KK stamp, bilingual cancelled in 1897

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2020.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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