Hrazany village & 13804 Hrazany Asteroid - Hrazany, Czech Republic
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N 49° 31.606 E 014° 19.225
33U E 450820 N 5486238
Hrazany is a small village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic
Waymark Code: WMYFVR
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
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Hrazany is a small village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, which is situated 9 kilometres north direction near Milevsko in Písek District. It is composed of four parts - Dobrošov, Hrazany, Hrazánky a Klisinec.
The name of the village has no clear origin, but it may be deduced from Czech word hráz (the dike). The village is surrounded by the woods with a stone field (protected by Czech law), a remnant of the glacial age (
visit link) .
13804 Hrazany Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: M. Tichý, Z. Moravec
Date of discovery: 9. 12. 1998
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory