Blšany
Blšany (German: Flöhau bei Podersam) is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Blšany | |
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 Church of Saint Michael | |
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  Blšany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 13°28′35″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.34 km2 (14.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 998 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 438 01, 439 88 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Liběšovice, Malá Černoc, Siřem, Soběchleby and Stachov are administrative parts of Blšany.
History
The first written mention of Blšany is from 1238, when the village was a property of the Waldsassen Abbey. Between 1238 and 1252, a small town was founded on the place of the village.[2]
From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.
Sport
Blšany is known nationwide for its football club FK Chmel Blšany which played in the Czech First League between 1998–2006.
Notable people
Franz Kafka spent several months in convalescence in the village of Siřem after tuberculosis was diagnosed.[3]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Blšany. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- "Siřem: vesnice, kterou proslavil Franz Kafka" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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