Přeštice is situated at an elevation of 345 m on the river úhlava, about 19 km south of the regional capital Plzeň. The municipality has a population of about 6,800 (2023).

The first written mention of Přeštice is in a deed of King Otakar II from 1226, when it was referred to as a market village. In 1239, the village was bought by the monastery in Kladruby. During the Hussite Wars (1419–1434), Přeštice was acquired by the Švihovský z Rýzmberk family, who owned it for two centuries. In the early 19th century, Přeštice was badly damaged by a large fire, but the town recovered. The construction of the road from Plzeň to Klatovy, which began to be built in 1809, contributed to the development of the town. In 1874, the Plzeň–Klatovy railway was put into operation. Until 1918, Prestitz (the German name of Přeštice) was part of Austria-Hungary, in the district of the same name. After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1918 and the creation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech name Přeštice became official. Only during the period of the German occupation (1939–1945) the name was germanized again, this time in the form Pschestice.

The church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary [left, no. 4442] is the main landmark of Přeštice. It was built in Baroque style in 1770–1775 and was designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

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