Lenora (Prachatice District)
Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Lenora (German: Eleonorenhain) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Lenora | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°55′21″N 13°47′36″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 646 |
| • Density | 36.3/km2 (94.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 384 42, 384 51 |
| Website | www |
Lenora lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Prachatice, 50 km (31 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 137 km (85 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative division
Lenora consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lenora (494)
- Houžná (46)
- Kaplice (3)
- Vlčí Jámy (17)
- Zátoň (71)
History
Lenora was founded in 1834 as one of the last glassworks in the Bohemian Forest.[3]