Blatná

Blatná (; ) is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,700 inhabitants. It is known for Blatná Castle, a water castle with a surrounding moat, and a landscape garden around it. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Blatná
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Blatná-kostel2009d.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Míru Square with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the bell tower
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_Blatna.png
Settlement.image_shield: Blatná (CZE) - Coat-of-Arms.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Strakonice
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Blatná in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Robert Flandera
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1235

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Blatná
Population: 6669
Area: 43.601382
Elevation: 440
Official website: www.mesto-blatna.cz
Image: Blatná-kostel2009d.jpg
Licence plate code: C

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P8168: Selz
Commons category: Blatná
postal code: 388 01
time of earliest written record: 1235-01-17
email address: mailto:[email protected]
number of houses: 1504
mean age: 45.7

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18 sections

Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Education
Sights
Blatná Castle
Castle park
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
J.A. Comenius primary school
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

==Administrative division== Blatná consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Blatná (5,830) Blatenka (44) Čekanice (80) Drahenický Málkov (78) Hněvkov (63) Jindřichovice (10) Milčice (18) Řečice (42) Skaličany (124)