Kvilda

Kvilda (German Aussergefild) is a Böhmerwald convenient in the Okres Prachatice (district Prachatiz ) - municipality with approximately 170 inhabitants. It is appropriate for 80 km in the Jihočeský kraj (circle Südböhmen) about far away from its capital České Budějovice (Budweis).

Kvilda is because of the golden one rises, at that it to end 15. Century one based. Like so many municipalities in this area also Kvilda had a glass work since 1794. 1765 became the parish church pc. Stephan built, which burned down with a large fire 1889. After this large municipality fire Kvilda and its church (this then in the pseudogothical style) were again established until 1894. Behind this church one can recognize still meager remainders of a cemetery, which was nearly completely eliminated into the 1970er years. After the Second World War in the course of the procedure against the Sudeten German population in Tschechien was driven out the German-speaking inhabitants and resettled to the safety device of the iron curtain the remaining Czech population of village.

Kvilda is appropriate for only about 5 km far away from the border to Germany with Finsterau/ Bučina (Buchwald). The there border crossing, which will not drive on with motor vehicles may, is with tourists both in the summer and in the winter much likes. The source of the warm Moldau, one of the two source rivers of the Moldau, is from here comfortably to reach (2 km forest migration). The nearest border crossing for cars is southeast of Philippsreut to the B12 ( Freyung - Strakonice), about 22 km.

the municipality Horská Kvilda (Innergefild) is appropriate for 5 km von Kvilda.

To the Gemeindegebiet, Františkov ( Franzensthal ) belong to corridors of Bučina (Buchwald), Lesní Chalupy, Hamerské Domky and Vilémov.

Coordinates: 49° 1 ' 5 " N, 13° 34 ' 50 " O