Plaňany (German: Planian) is a market town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Plaňany | |
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 Centre of Plaňany | |
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  Plaňany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′0″N 15°1′46″E / 50.05000°N 15.02944°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kolín |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.85 km2 (5.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,934 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 280 02, 281 04 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Blinka, Hradenín and Poboří are administrative parts of Plaňany.
Geography
editPlaňany is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Kolín and 35 km (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Mukařov at 331 m (1,086 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Výrovka River.
History
editThe first written mention of Plaňany is from 1222, under its old name Plaňasy. In 1421 and 1424, the village was burned down by the Hussites, then it was looted by the army of King George of Poděbrady in 1448. Probably in 1572, during the rule of the Mírek of Solopysky family, the village was promoted to a market town.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/12 road from Prague to Kolín passes through the municipal territory.
Plaňany is located on the railway line of local importance from Kouřim to Pečky. The market town is served by two train stops.[5]
Sights
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The main landmark of Plaňany is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque cemetery church from the mid-12th century with a Gothic extension from the 14th century. Next to the church is a free-standing half-timbered belfry. Near this church are also the neo-Gothic Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist from 1901 and a Baroque rectory, which are not cultural monuments.[6]
A notable building is the Baroque granary. It was originally a Renaissance fortress built in 1530–1539, but it was rebuilt into a granary in the 1740s. It served as a granary until the mid-20th century.[7]
Notable people
edit- Wilhelm Würfel (1790–1832), composer
- Bedřich Bernau (1849–1904), archaeologist and ethnographist; lived and died here
- Josef Nádvorník (1906–1977), lichenologist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Plaňany. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Plaňany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Sýpka, bývalá tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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