Tlučná

Tlučná is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Tlučná
Municipality
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Tlučná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′27″N 13°14′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	3,357
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	330 26
Website	www.obec-tlucna.cz

Etymology

The name was derived from the Czech word tluč, which then probably meant 'barley' or other pounded grain.

Geography

Tlučná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. The stream of Vejprnický potok flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Tlučná is from 1115, when Duke Vladislaus I donated the village to the monastery in Kladruby.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 571 —     1880 746 +30.6% 1890 1,038 +39.1% 1900 1,355 +30.5% 1910 1,605 +18.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,843 +14.8% 1930 2,182 +18.4% 1950 2,173 −0.4% 1961 2,680 +23.3% 1970 2,633 −1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,432 −7.6% 1991 2,241 −7.9% 2001 2,317 +3.4% 2011 3,036 +31.0% 2021 3,295 +8.5%
Source: Censuses

Transport

Tlučná is located on the railway line Plzeň–Domažlice.

Sights

Chapel of Saint Peter

There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality: a calvary from the second half of the 17th century and a former manor house, of which only the Neoclassical granary and the Neo-Gothic chapel survived. This Chapel of Saint Peter dates from the second half of the 19th century.

Notable people

• Pavel Soukup (born 1971), athlete; raised here

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Tlučná is twinned with:

• Floß, Germany

External links

• Official website