Planá (České Budějovice District) Explained

Planá
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:České Budějovice
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:48.9436°N 14.4528°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1259
Area Total Km2:4.19
Elevation M:398
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:263
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:373 48

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

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

Geography

Planá is located about 4km (02miles) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The Vltava river forms the southern and eastern municipal borders.

History

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]

Transport

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

Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881.[4] In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Book: Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř. 366–368. 1951. cs.
  3. Web site: Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. Czech Statistical Office. 426. cs. 2015-12-21.
  4. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Planá. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-06-26.