Planá (České Budějovice District)

Planá
Planá
Municipality
	Centre with the Chapel of the Holy Trinity
	Flag Coat of arms
	Planá Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°56′37″N 14°27′10″E / 48.94361°N 14.45278°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1259
Area
• Total	4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	263
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 48
Website	obecplana.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

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

Geography

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	201	—
1880	183	−9.0%
1890	194	+6.0%
1900	204	+5.2%
1910	225	+10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	307	+36.4%
1930	280	−8.8%
1950	264	−5.7%
1961	270	+2.3%
1970	233	−13.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	222	−4.7%
1991	200	−9.9%
2001	237	+18.5%
2011	247	+4.2%
2021	246	−0.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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.^[6] In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.

Notable people

Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Austrian pharmacist and botanist
Ferdinand Kowarz (1838–1914), Austrian entomologist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 366–368.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 426.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Planá". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[profous-2] 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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[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 2024-08-27.

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