current form. Notable people Bohuslav Balbín (1621–1688), writer, historian, Jesuit Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753–1808), publisher, journalist and writer Josef Dobrovský (1753–1829), philologist, historian Franz Kiwisch von Rotterau (1814–1852), medical professor and gynaecological researcher Josef Hlávka (1831–1908), architect August Breisky (1832–1889), medical professor and gynaecological researcher Johann Brotan (1843–1918), Austrian mechanical engineer Karel Klostermann (1848–1923), writer Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912), lyrical poet Josef Klička (1855–1937), organist, violinist and composer Lubor Niederle (1865–1944), founder of Czech archaeology Václav Fišer (born 1947), long jumper and triple jumper Ivana Sekyrová (born 1971), long-distance runner Petr Frydrych (born 1988), javelin thrower Tereza Krejčiříková (born 1996), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Klatovy is twinned with: Cham, Germany Poligny, France Gallery References External links Art gallery Klatovy / Klenová castle Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Klatovy District