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General information - Location

Country	Czech Republic
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.2842,Lat: 49.4814
Elevation	383 meter above sea level
Local time	9:11:51am
Name province/region	Plzeňský
Name Subregion	Klatovy
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Švihov

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mezihoří	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Červené Poříčí	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lhovice	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Malechov	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ježovy	4.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	106 km	NorthEast
2 Wien	Austria	267 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	316 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 409 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vltava, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Hnačovský rybník (0.6 km² at a distance of 19.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 84%, low mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 98 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.7 km2

35.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

48.8 km2

62.2%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Švihov in country Czech-republic

Švihov at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Holašovice Historic Village	Czechia	91 km	SouthEast
2 Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof	Germany	100 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Český Krumlov	Czechia	105 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Švihovsk hvozdy	CZ	1.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Švihov
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Švihov

Type of weather in Švihov	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	05:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:28 Europe/Amsterdam