Strašín is a municipality and village in

Klatovy District Klatovy District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of , it is the largest district in the country. Administrative division Klatovy District is divided into three Di ...

in the

Plzeň Region Plzeň Region or Plzeňský Region (also known as Pilsen Region; ) is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the western part of the historical land of Bohemia and named after the capital, Plz ...

of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants. Strašín lies approximately south-east of

Klatovy Klatovy (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administr ...

, south of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

, and south-west of

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Administrative division

Strašín consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Strašín (253) *Maleč (19) *Nahořánky (9) *Věštín (14) *Zuklín (11)

Demographics

Notable people

Karel Raška Karel Raška (; 17 November 1909 – 21 November 1987) was a Czech physician and epidemiologist, who headed the successful international effort during the 1960s to eradicate smallpox. Early life Raška was a Director of the WHO Division of Commu ...

(1909–1987), epidemiologist

References

External links

* Villages in Klatovy District {{Plzeň-geo-stub