Plesná

Plesná
Plesná
Town
	View of the town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Plesná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′14″N 12°21′41″E / 50.17056°N 12.36139°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 (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,917
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	351 35
Website	www.mestoplesna.cz

Plesná (Template:Lang-de) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Lomnička, Smrčina and Vackov are administrative parts of Plesná.

Geography

Plesná is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Cheb and 36 km (22 mi) west of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border with Germany, in the Fichtel Mountains. The highest point is Bukový vrch at 650 m (2,130 ft) above sea level. The Plesná River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900, Plesná became a town.^[2]

Transport

There is the road border crossing Plesná / Bad Brambach and railway border crossing Vojtanov / Bad Brambach.

Sights

There are ruins of Neuhaus castle located in the southern part of the territory. 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
František Nedvěd (1950–2010), weightlifter

Twin towns – sister cities

Plesná is twinned with:^[5]

Bad Brambach, Germany
Eichenzell, Germany
Erbendorf, Germany
Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany

Gallery

Lutheran church
Town centre
Stone circle

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. pp. 377–378. ISBN 80-7277-003-9. OCLC 314228940.
^ Durdík, Tomáš (2011). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů: Dodatky 4. Prague: Libri. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-80-7277-489-0. OCLC 912791609.
^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[3] Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. pp. 377–378. ISBN 80-7277-003-9. OCLC 314228940.

[4] Durdík, Tomáš (2011). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů: Dodatky 4. Prague: Libri. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-80-7277-489-0. OCLC 912791609.

[5] "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

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