South Bohemian Region
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| Capital: | České Budějovice |
| Area: | 10,056 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 625,267 (2001) |
| Pop. density: | 62 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | CZ-JC | Map |
| Missing image Czech_regions_South_Bohemian.png Map of the Czech Republic highlighting the South Bohemian Region | |
South Bohemian Region (in Czech Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The region borders (from the west clockwise) the regions Plzen, Central Bohemia, Vysocina and South Moravia. To the south it borders Austria and Germany. The region was also previously referred to as Budĕjovický kraj or Českobudĕjovický kraj but since 2001 these terms are officially obsolete. Its capital is České Budějovice.
The region consists of the former districts (in Czech okresy) České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Prachatice, Strakonice and Tábor.
Geography
The highest elevation in the region is the 1378 m high Plechý in the Bohemian Forest, the lowest elevation with 350 m above seas level is at the Orlická dam.
External links
- Official website (in Czech) (http://www.kraj-jihocesky.cz/)
- Region statistics (http://www.czech.cz/index.php?section=1&menu=5&action=text&id=150)
| Regions of the Czech Republic | 
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| Carlsbad | Central Bohemia | Hradec Králové | Liberec | Moravia-Silesia | Olomouc | Pardubice | Plzeň | Prague | South Bohemia | South Moravia | Ústí nad Labem | Vysočina | Zlín |
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