Nepomuk

This article is about the town in the Czech Republic. For the Saint, see John of Nepomuk. For the Social Semantic desktop framework, see NEPOMUK (framework).

Nepomuk
Town
Town hall at the town square
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-jih
Commune	Nepomuk
Parts	Dvorec, Nepomuk
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Coordinates	49°29′9″N 13°34′56″E
Area	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population	3,684 (2006-10-02)
Density	288 / km2 (746 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1144
Mayor	Pavel Jiran
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	304 03 - 335 03
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Nepomuk
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.nepomuk.cz

Nepomuk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛpomuk]; German: Pomuk) is a town in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Mihovka River, some 30 km (19 mi) to the south-southwest from the region capital of Pilsen.

Nepomuk is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.

The village of Pomuk was mentioned for the first time in 1144 when a new Cistercian monastery was built nearby. In 1384 Pomuk was merged with neighbouring Přesanice and renamed as Nepomuk which was granted a town status in 1413.

Nepomuk is the home town of Saint John of Nepomuk who was born here in around 1340.

Resources

• Czech Statistical Office (2005), Vybrané údaje podle správních obvodů obcí s rozšířenou působností a správních obvodů obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem k 31. 12. 2005, http://www.czso.cz/xp/redakce.nsf/i/B78124165F6D1D93C1256F1800285EDB/$File/1-vybr.xls, retrieved 2005-03-08