Kestřany
Kestřany is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Kestřany | |
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.JPG.webp) The keep Horní tvrz | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kestřany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′9″N 14°4′21″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1338 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.10 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 717 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 21 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Lhota u Kestřan and Zátaví are administrative parts of Kestřany.
Geography
Kestřany lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Písek, 44 km (27 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 95 km (59 mi) south of Prague.
Kestřany lies on the Otava River. The National nature reserve Řežabinec a Řežabinecké tůně is located in the municipal area.
Etymology
The name Kestřany is probably derived from Kestra, which was the name of the first settler. His name has origin in kostra, meaning skeleton.[2]
History
The first written mention of the Horní tvrz Keep is from 1315, the first written mention of Kestřany is from 1338.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Kestřany | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.22 (31.60) |
0.33 (32.59) |
4.43 (39.97) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.43 (57.97) |
17.95 (64.31) |
19.93 (67.87) |
18.67 (65.61) |
14.75 (58.55) |
9.33 (48.79) |
4.83 (40.69) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- "Původ názvu Kestřany" (in Czech). Obec Kestřany. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- "Horní tvrz Kestřany" (in Czech). Obec Kestřany. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- "PV potential estimation utility". Photovoltaic Geographical Information System - Interactive Maps. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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