Hrazany is a small village in the South Bohemian Region

South Bohemian Region

South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...

 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, which is situated 9 kilometres north direction near Milevsko

Milevsko

Milevsko is a small town in the Czech Republic. It is situated 25 kilometres north-east of Písek. It has 9,528 inhabitants. There is a big machine factory ZVVZ .It is home to Stanislav Polodna of the OHL's Erie Otters.The town is twinned with Münchenbuchsee in Switzerland.-...

 in Písek District

Písek District

Písek District is a part of the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its centre is Písek. It has around 70,000 inhabitants and area of 1,138.13 km². People density is 62 heads per 1 km². In this region we can find 71 villages and 5 towns...

. It is composed of for parts - Dobrošov, Hrazany, Hrazánky a Klisinec. It has 280 residents.

The name of the village has no clear origin, but it may be deduced from Czech word hráz (the dike). In the forest around village is stone field (protected by Czech law), a remnnant of the glacial age.

External links

• Village website (in Czech)