title: Štěkeň
text: # Štěkeň
  
  Štěkeň is a market town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
  
  Štěkeň lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Strakonice, 48 km (30 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 96 km (60 mi) south of Prague.
  
  ## Administrative parts
  
  Villages of Nové Kestřany and Vítkov are administrative parts of Štěkeň.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz (1744–1802), Austrian nobleman; died here
  