Strakonice

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Strakonice is a historic town in the Czech Republic known for its medieval castle and traditional bagpipe festival.

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Strakonice canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Strakonice District
country Czech Republic
countrySubdivision Bohemia
hasBuilding Renaissance and Baroque houses in the centre
hasCulturalEventFrequency bagpipe festival held every two years
hasCulturalHeritage bagpipe craftsmanship
hasCulturalInstitution Museum of Central Otava Region
hasFeature historic town centre
medieval fortifications
hasFestival International Bagpipe Festival
hasHeritage medieval castle
hasHistoricalRegion South Bohemia
hasHistoricEvent development around a medieval castle complex
hasIndustry brewing
engineering
textile industry
hasLandmark Strakonice Castle
hasMunicipalStatusSince 13th century
hasPopulationRange between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants
hasReligiousBuilding Church of St. Margaret
Church of St. Procopius
hasRiverConfluenceNearby Otava and Volyňka rivers
linked to: Otava River
hasTransport railway connection
regional bus services
hasTwinTown Bad Reichenhall
Tarnobrzeg
Volyně
knownFor bagpipe music tradition
traditional bagpipe festival
language Czech
locatedIn South Bohemian Region
Strakonice District
locatedOnRiver Otava River
postalCode 386 01
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode ST

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Otava flowsThrough Strakonice
Blatná locatedNear Strakonice
Otava River flowsThrough Strakonice
Jihočeský kraj hasTown Strakonice
Strakonice District capital Strakonice
Strakonice District hasSeat Strakonice