Královský hvozd, Natural monument near Hamry, Klatovy District, Czech Republic

Královský hvozd is a protected natural area spanning multiple municipalities in the Pilzen Region. It features mixed woodlands, wetland areas, and streams that support diverse plant and animal habitats throughout the landscape.

Královský hvozd was declared a natural monument under file number 13554, near Hamry in the Klatovy district. The protected area is not one block but several plots of varying size scattered along the 18 km ridge, from Alžbětín in the southeast to the Chodská Úhlava valley near Svatá Kateřina in the northwest, with the largest part between Alžbětín and Černé jezero. The Šumava National Park and Protected Landscape Area administration manages it.

The name Královský hvozd, "Royal Forest", refers to the woodland's past as royal hunting ground. The protected area is split into several parts along the 18 km ridge from Alžbětín to the Chodská Úhlava valley near Svatá Kateřina, and the largest part lies between Alžbětín and Černé jezero.

The monument is not one continuous tract: its partial areas lie scattered along the 18 km of the Královský hvozd ridge, from Alžbětín in the southeast to the Chodská Úhlava valley near Svatá Kateřina in the northwest. The largest part runs between Alžbětín and Černé jezero. The protection zone covers almost the rest of the ridge and is managed by the Šumava National Park and Protected Landscape Area administration.

The protected area is not one continuous piece: it consists of several separate plots scattered along the whole 18 km length of the Královský hvozd ridge, from Alžbětín in the southeast to the Chodská Úhlava valley near Svatá Kateřina in the northwest. The largest plot lies between Alžbětín and Černé jezero.