Plasy

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title: "Plasy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-the-plzeň-region", "populated-places-in-plzeň-north-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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image_captionAerial view
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Plzeň
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Plzeň-North
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameEva Kantor Pořádková
established_titleFounded
established_date1144
area_total_km257.13
elevation_m350
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total2924
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
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| name = Plasy | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Plasy od szz.jpg | image_caption = Aerial view | image_flag = Flag of Plasy.svg | image_shield = CoA of Plasy.svg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Plzeň | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Plzeň-North | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Eva Kantor Pořádková | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1144 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 57.13 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 350 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2924 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 331 01 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument.

Administrative division

Plasy consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Plasy (1,891)
  • Babina (214)
  • Horní Hradiště (168)
  • Lomnička (80)
  • Nebřeziny (179)
  • Žebnice (158)

Geography

Plasy is located about 19 km north of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Spálená hora at 514 m above sea level. The Střela River flows through the town.

History

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The foundation of the town is connected with the foundation of the Cistercian monastery. The Plasy Monastery was founded in 1144 by then Prince Vladislaus II. The monastery experienced the greatest development during the reign of King Wenceslaus I, and its property gradually grew to cover 50 surrounding villages. The development of the monastery ended during the Hussite Wars, when it was burned down in 1421.

The entire 15th and 16th centuries mean a period of deep decline. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the monastery's financial situation improved, most of it former properties were returned to it, and the construction of new buildings on the monastery grounds began.

The monastery was abolished in 1785 by decree of Emperor Joseph II. In 1826, the monastery building with the whole estate was purchased by Klemens von Metternich, who is buried here in the family tomb.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|2700 |1880|2777 |1890|2623 |1900|2623 |1910|2891 |1921|2896 |1930|3305 |1950|2783 |1961|2886 |1970|2836 |1980|2768 |1991|2691 |2001|2621 |2011|2572 |2021|2690 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

Plasy is located on the railway line heading from Plzeň to Žihle and Most.

Sights

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Plasy_-Železárna-_bývalá_železářská_huť_svatého_Klimenta.jpg" caption="Former ironworks of Saint Clement"] ::

The monastery complex is the most significant landmark of Plasy, protected as a national cultural monument. It contains the former monastery, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Baroque granary with the Royal Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Mary Magdalene, and abbot's residence. In 1661–1666, the church was rebuilt in the early Baroque style. The new convent building was built in 1711–1740 by Jan Santini Aichel and after his death by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. Today the complex is open to the public and offers guided tours.

The former Church of Saint Wenceslaus was built in the Gothic style and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1690. After the abolition of the monastery, it was modified into the family tomb of the Metternich family.

Notable people

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Historie". Město Plasy.
  4. "History of the Plasy Monastery". Plasy Monastery.
  5. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  7. "Detail stanice Plasy". [[České dráhy]].
  8. "Cisterciácký klášter". National Heritage Institute.
  9. "Hrobka Metternichů". Město Plasy.

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