Diana (Rozvadov) Explained

Diana
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Plzeň
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tachov
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rozvadov
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.6314°N 12.5936°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1742
Elevation M:528
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:27
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:348 07

Diana (German: Dianaberg) is a village and administrative part of Rozvadov in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. As of 2011, the population was 27 people. The area of Diana consists also of a former glasshouse and a large defunct woodworking factory.

Geography

Diana is located in the forests in the southern part of the municipality. The adjacent Diana Nature Reserve (since 1933) consists of one of the oldest and most valuable beech tree forests in the Upper Palatine Forest.[2]

History

A hunting mansion Diana (first mentioned in 1742) is situated in the settlement. The mansion, which is owned by the noble Kolowrat family, was named after the goddess of hunting.[3] Its project is sometimes attributed to the architect Jan Santini Aichel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov. Czech Statistical Office. 13–14. cs. 2015-12-21.
  2. Web site: Obec Rozvadov. Město Tachov. cs. 30 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204025849/http://turista.tachov-mesto.cz/OBCE/rozvadov.htm. 4 December 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Diana (Dianaberg). Obec Rozvadov. cs. 30 November 2013.