Planá (German: Plan) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Planá | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Planá Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′37″N 14°27′10″E / 48.94361°N 14.45278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| First mentioned | 1259 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 273 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 48 |
| Website | obecplana |
Etymology edit
The word planá meant 'barren', but it also denoted a wide, open landscape.[2]
Geography edit
Planá is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The Vltava river forms the southern and eastern municipal borders.
History edit
The first written mention of Planá is from 1259.[2] Between 1961 and 1990, it was an administrative part of Homole. Since 24 November 1990, it has been a separate municipality.[3]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), specifically the section from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště, runs through the municipality.
A part of České Budějovice Airport is located in the municipal territory.
Sights edit
Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881.[6] In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.
Notable people edit
- Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Austrian pharmacist and botanist
- Ferdinand Kowarz (1838–1914), Austrian entomologist
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 366–368.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 426.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Planá". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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