Plavy Explained

Plavy
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Liberec
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jablonec nad Nisou
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.7033°N 15.3175°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1624
Area Total Km2:5.20
Elevation M:403
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1038
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:468 46

Plavy is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Haratice is an administrative part of Plavy.

Geography

Plavy is located about 10km (10miles) east of Jablonec nad Nisou and 18km (11miles) east of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at 580m (1,900feet) above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624.[2]

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the municipality.

Plavy is located on the railway line PragueTanvald.[3]

Sport

Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes.[4]

Sights

Plavy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the Art Nouveau house of the factory owner František Brůna, and the administrative building of Brůna's glass factory from the 1920s.[5]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Plavy is twinned with:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Plavy. cs. 2021-08-17.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Plavy. České dráhy. cs. 2024-02-27.
  4. Web site: Zařízení a služby v areálu. SKI Plavy. cs. 2022-11-08.
  5. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Plavy. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-02-27.
  6. Web site: Partnerská obec. Obec Plavy. cs. 2020-08-16.