Horní Stropnice
Horní Stropnice, until 1950 Stropnice (German: Strobnitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Horní Stropnice | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
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  Horní Stropnice | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′41″N 14°44′11″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.95 km2 (30.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,551 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 373 35 |
| Website | http://www.horni-stropnice.cz |
The municipality covers an area of 79.95 square kilometres (30.87 sq mi), and has a population of 1,592 (as at 31 December 2007).
Horní Stropnice lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of České Budějovice and 149 km (93 mi) south of Prague.
The village has been a sole property of the aristocratic Rosenberg family throughout the history.
Notable residents
- Wenzel Jaksch (1896–1966), German social-democratic politician
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