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Trhové Sviny

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Trhové Sviny

Total population

5,132

Elevation458 m
Land area52.78 km²
Coordinates48.84°, 14.64°

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City facts

Elevation
458 m
Area
52.78 km²
head of government
David Štojdl
Official website
www.tsviny.cz

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Overview

Trhové Sviny is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Svinenský potok.

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History & geography

History

The first written mention of Sviny is from 1260. It was founded around 1250 as a settlement with a castle on an old trade route, originally possibly called Svinice. In 1481, Sviny gained the privilege of organising markets from King Vladislaus II.

Geography

Trhové Sviny is located about southeast of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the Gratzen Foothills, but the eastern part lies in the Třeboň Basin. the Stropnice River flows through northwestern part of the municipal territory (through Jedovary and Veselka). The stream Svinenský potok, which is the longest tributary of the Stropnice, flows through the town proper. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds, typical for this region.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8426
Longitude
14.6392
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.21
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,170

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
127
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

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Recently spotted species

Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
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Lemon Slug
Lemon Slug
Malacolimax tenellus
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King Bolete
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
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Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
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Cherry Gall Wasp
Cherry Gall Wasp
Cynips quercusfolii
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hard shield fern
hard shield fern
Polystichum aculeatum
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Devil's-bit Scabious
Devil's-bit Scabious
Succisa pratensis
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Knopper Gall Wasp
Knopper Gall Wasp
Andricus quercuscalicis
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Autumn Hawkbit
Autumn Hawkbit
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Official Identifiers

ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office

RÚIAN code
CZ545171
Population (Wikidata)
5,262
Wikidata
Q1019315

RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782