Blatnice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Blatnice lies approximately west of Plzeň and south-west of Prague.
Etymology The name is derived from Czech word bláto (i.e. 'mud').
History The first written mention of Blatnice is from 1379.
Blatnice was annexed to Nazi Germany in 1938 and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.
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