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Borovany
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Borovany () is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general Jan Žižka.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Borovany
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
1Borovany 11.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Pillory in the centre of the town square
Settlement.image_flag
Borovany-flag.png
Settlement.image_shield
borovany.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
České Budějovice
Settlement.pushpin_map
Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Vít Fialka
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1186

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Borovany
Contains
Třebeč
Population
3936
Area
42.332733
Elevation
522
Body of water
Stropnice
Shares border with
Ledenice
Official website
www.borovany-cb.cz
Image
Borovany CB - celkový pohled.jpg
Licence plate code
C
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Commons category
Borovany (České Budějovice District)
postal code
373 12
native label
Borovany
time of earliest written record
1186-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Bohemia
number of houses
1095
mean age
41.9
associated cadastral district
Vrcov
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Borovany () is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general Jan Žižka.

==Administrative division== Borovany consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Borovany (2,828) Dvorec (102) Hluboká u Borovan (418) Radostice (250) Třebeč (164) Trocnov (94) Vrcov (184)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Borovany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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