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Kvilda
South Bohemianvillage
Kvilda
Total population
168
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Kvilda is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. At an altitude of 1,065 metres (3,494 ft), it is the highest municipality in the Czech Republic. It is also one of the coldest places in the country.
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History
The first written mention of Kvilda is from 1569. Most of the population were ethnic Germans. After World War II, the German inhabitants were expelled.
Geography
Kvilda is located about west of Prachatice and west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest and in the Šumava National Park. The village of Kvilda lies at an average altitude of above sea level, which makes it the highest municipality in the country. The highest point in the municipality is the Černá hora mountain at . The Teplá Vltava (the headwater of the Vltava, which is the longest Czech river) originates in the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in small watercourses. In the northern part of the municipality is the large moor of Jezerní slať. Kvilda enjoys a version of wet Subarctic climate (Dfc) with cold and wet conditions year round. The municipality, specifically the moor Jezerní slať and its weather station named Perla, holds several temperature records. It is one of the coldest places in the country with average annual temperature of . The lowest measured temperature is recorded on 30 January 1987. It also holds the record of the highest average of below-zero days per annum, which is 252 days. The total annual amount of precipitation is up to 1,300 mm. The station Perla has been in operation since October 1985. The average annual temperature in the village of Kvilda is , The total annual amount of precipitation is 1,100 mm. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of , the warmest month is July with . The average number of days with snow cover is 150.
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Geography
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Nearby places in South Bohemian
- Nový Svět4.2 mi away · pop. 36
- Zadov4.2 mi away
- Chalupy7 mi away
- Úbislav8.1 mi away · pop. 122
- Hrabice9 mi away · pop. 183
- Benešova Hora9 mi away · pop. 164
- Javorník9.1 mi away · pop. 73
- Horní Vltavice9.3 mi away · pop. 376
- Lhota nad Rohanovem9.7 mi away · pop. 56
- Rohanov9.7 mi away · pop. 87
- Přečínské Chalupy11.1 mi away
- Přečín11.3 mi away · pop. 102
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ550337
- Population (Wikidata)
- 123
- Wikidata
- Q933675
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782