South Bohemia (Czech: Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part of the South Bohemian Region is former Prachens (Prácheňsko), a huge archaic region with distinctive features with its capital, Písek. In 2011, there were 623 municipalities in the region, whereof 54 had a status of town.
Kvilda (German: Außergefild) is a village in Prachatice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies in Šumava region, in the elevation of 1,065 m, making it the highest-located municipality in the country. It is also the coldest place in the Czech Republic with average annual temperature of 2 °C (36 °F). The average number of below-zero days per annum is 252.
Vimperk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪmpɛrk]; German: Winterberg) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2000 the town had 8,090 inhabitants. Vimperk is situated in the Šumava region in the Volyňka River valley among the foothills of the Boubín Mountains. The town elevation is 700 metres above sea level.
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