Planá (České Budějovice District)

Coordinates: 48°56′37″N 14°27′10″E / 48.94361°N 14.45278°E / 48.94361; 14.45278
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Planá
Municipality
Centre with the Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Centre with the Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Flag of Planá
Flag
Coat of arms of Planá
Coat of arms
Planá is located in Czech Republic
Planá
Planá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°56′37″N 14°27′10″E / 48.94361°N 14.45278°E / 48.94361; 14.45278
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total273
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 48
Websiteobecplana.cz

Planá (German: Plan) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The word planá meant 'barren', but it also denoted a wide, open landscape.[2]

Geography[edit]

Planá is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The Vltava river forms the southern and eastern municipal borders.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Planá is from 1259.[2] Between 1961 and 1990, it was an administrative part of Homole. Since 24 November 1990, it has been a separate municipality.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869201—    
1880183−9.0%
1890194+6.0%
1900204+5.2%
1910225+10.3%
YearPop.±%
1921307+36.4%
1930280−8.8%
1950264−5.7%
1961270+2.3%
1970233−13.7%
YearPop.±%
1980222−4.7%
1991200−9.9%
2001237+18.5%
2011247+4.2%
2021246−0.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport[edit]

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), specifically the section from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště, runs through the municipality.

A part of České Budějovice Airport is located in the municipal territory.

Sights[edit]

Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881.[6] In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 366–368.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 426.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Planá". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

External links[edit]

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