Přeštice
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Plzeň | |
| District | Plzeň-South | |
| Commune | Přeštice | |
| Center | Masarykovo náměstí | |
| - elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 49°34′21.18″N 13°19′43.87″E / 49.5725500°N 13.3288528°ECoordinates: 49°34′21.18″N 13°19′43.87″E / 49.5725500°N 13.3288528°E | |
| Area | 25.39 km2 (9.80 sq mi) | |
| Population | 6,681 (2006-07-03) | |
| Density | 263/km2 (681/sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1226 | |
| Mayor | Karel Naxera | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 334 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.prestice-mesto.cz | ||
Přeštice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊ɛʃcɪtsɛ]; German: Prestitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Úhlava River, some 20 km (12 mi) to the south from the region capital of Pilsen.
Přeštice is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.
Until 1918, PRESTITZ - PŘEŠTICE (previously PRZESTITZ or PRESTIC) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.
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