Švihov Reservoir

	Švihov Reservoir Švihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region Švihov Castle in the town Švihov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region Švihov, a village and part of Drslavice (Prachatice District) in the South Bohemian Region Švihov, a village and part of Miřetice (Chrudim District) Miřetice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Bošov, Čekov, Dachov, Dubová, Havlovice, Krupín and Švihov are ad ... in the Pardubice Region {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Švihov (Klatovy District) Švihov (german: Schwihau) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bezděkov, Jíno, Kaliště, Kamýk, Kokšín, Lhovice, Stropčice, Těšnice, Třebýcinka and Vosí are administrative parts of Švihov. Etymology Švihov got its name from its location in the valley where "the winds swished" (in Czech ''švihaly větry''). Geography Švihov is located about north of Klatovy and south of Plzeň. It lies in the heart of the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Tuhošť at above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Úhlava River. History The first written mention of Švihov is from 1245, however, a manor house probably existed here already in 1194. In the first half of the 14th century, Vilém of Švihov had a fortress built here and intended that Švihov would become the centre of a large estate. In 1367, Švihov was referred to as a town for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Švihov Castle The Švihov Castle (german: ''Burg Schwihau'') is a water castle, which was built in the Gothic period. It is located in the town Švihov in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. History Švihov castle was built by the House of Rýzmberk ze Skály (noble family). It was besieged by the Hussites during Hussite wars, the garrison surrendered after their water moats were siphoned. It was rebuilt between 1480 and 1489 by the order of the castle's owner, Puta Schwihau von Riesenberg, in the Late Gothic style. His sons continued in rebuilding the castle after he died and invited a famous architect Benedikt Reid. In 1598 Kavkové z Říčan (noble family) took the control of the castle, but were forced to sell it to Czernins of Chudenitz 50 years later in 1598, due to their poor management. Then the Thirty Years' War came and the castle was unsuccessfully besieged by the Swedish army. Benedikt Reid invented the castle's moat system with massive bastions (horseshoe shaped gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Švihov (Rakovník District) Švihov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... It has about 60 inhabitants. References Villages in Rakovník District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Drslavice (Prachatice District) Drslavice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Drslavice lies approximately west of Prachatice, west of České Budějovice, and south of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... Administrative parts Villages and hamlets of Chválov, Škarez 1.díl, Švihov and Trpín are administrative parts of Drslavice. References Villages in Prachatice District {{SouthBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]