Plesná (Cheb District)
Plesná (German: Fleißen) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Plesná | |
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 View of the town | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Plesná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′14″N 12°21′41″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Cheb |
| First mentioned | 1185 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Schaller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,969 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 351 35 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Lomnička, Smrčina and Vackov are administrative parts of Plesná.
History
The first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900 Plesná became a town.[2]
Sights
There are ruins of Neuhaus castle located approximately two kilometres to the south of the town. It could be a mansion of ministeriales of Plesná mentioned in 1197, but according to another source, it is a different mansion of unknown origin.[3][4]
Notable people
- Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi
Twin towns – sister cities
Bad Brambach, Germany- Eichenzell, Germany
- Erbendorf, Germany
- Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany
Gallery
Church
Town centre
Stone circle
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- DURDÍK, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. 736 p. pp. 377–378. ISBN 80-7277-003-9. OCLC 314228940.
- DURDÍK, Tomáš (2011). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů: Dodatky 4. Prague: Libri. 164 p. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-80-7277-489-0. OCLC 912791609.
- "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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