Plasy

Plasy
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Plasy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′5″N 13°23′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
Founded	1144
Parts	List Babina Horní Hradiště Lomnička (Brno-Country District) Nebřeziny Plasy Žebnice
Government
• Mayor	Zdeněk Hanzlíček
Area
• Total	57.13 km2 (22.06 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	2,716
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	331 01
Website	www.plasy.cz

Plasy (Czech pronunciation: [ˈplasɪ]; German: Plass) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. It lies on the Střela River, some 20 km (12 mi) to the north of Plzeň, the regional capital.

Plasy is also a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Kralovice Municipality with Extended Competence.

With its scenic surroundings, the town is an important tourist center, but has no significant industry.

Cistercian monastery

Plasy was home to a Cistercian monastery during the Middle Ages. Mauritius Vogt was educated there and later joined the order. The monastery at Plasy provided a base for Vogt's travels while he wrote Das jetzlebende Königreich Böhmen (Illustrated Geography and History of Bohemia) which was published in 1712 to great acclaim for its excellent illustrations and maps. A surviving copy of the book is on display at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague.

Notable people

• Mauritius Vogt (1669–1730), geographer, historian, cartographer, and musician

External links

Media related to Plasy at Wikimedia Commons