Planá (České Budějovice District)
Planá | |
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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 |
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.
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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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
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.