Klatovy

Klatovy (Klattau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

Klatovy is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority.

History
Klatovy was founded during 1260–1263 by Přemysl Otakar II. There are several historic buildings in the town such as the Black Tower, the Baroque Pharmacy, the Jesuit church with catacombs and the Archeacon's church.

Twin cities
Klatovy is twinned with the following cities:
 * 🇳🇱 Heemskerk, Netherlands
 * 🇫🇷 Poligny, France
 * 🇩🇪 Cham, Germany
 * 🇷🇺 Polevskoy, Russia

Notable people
Klatovy was linked with many influential persons:
 * Bohuslav Balbín - writer, historian, Jesuit
 * August Breisky - medical professor and gynaecological researcher
 * Johann Brotan - mechanical engineer and inventor of the Brotan boiler
 * Josef Dobrovský - philologist, historian
 * Petr Frydrych - javelin thrower
 * Josef Hlávka - architect
 * Franz Kiwisch von Rotterau - medical professor and gynaecological researcher
 * Karel Klostermann - writer
 * Václav Matěj Kramerius - publisher, journalist and writer
 * František Křižík - inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur
 * František Palacký - historian and politician
 * Jaroslav Vrchlický - lyrical poet