Horská Kvilda () is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. It lies in the Bohemian Forest mountain range.
Administrative division Horská Kvilda consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Horská Kvilda (49) Korýtko (9)
Etymology The name Kvilda is derived from the Middle High German word gevilde, meaning 'plain' or 'wide meadow'. The prefix Horská (literally 'mountain', but here because of its affiliation to Kašperské Hory) was added to distinguish the settlement from neighbouring Kvilda. In German, the two settlements were distinguished by a prefix denoting inner settlement (Innergefild = Horská Kvilda) and outer settlement (Außergefild = Kvilda).
Geography Horská Kvilda is located about southeast of Klatovy and south of Plzeň. It lies in the Bohemian Forest mountain range and within the Šumava National Park. The highest point is the mountain Antýgl at above sea level. The creek Hamerský potok flows through the municipality and joins the Vydra River just outside the municipal territory. The territory of Horská Kvilda is rich in bogs.
Climate Horská Kvilda has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). The annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while April is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 6 February 2012 to on 8 August 1992.
History
The first written mention of Horská Kvilda is from 1577. The village belonged to the Zdíkov estate and shared its owners. From 1846, the estate was owned by the Thun und Hohenstein family.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a rural house from the 19th century, which is a valuable example of mountain folk architecture, and an area with sejpy (small hilly formations created during gold panning in the Middle Ages).
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