Plesná

Plesná
Plesná
Town
	View of the town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Plesná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′14″N 12°21′41″E / 50.17056°N 12.36139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1185
Government
• Mayor	Petr Schaller
Area
• Total	19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,917
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	351 35
Website	www.mestoplesna.cz

Plesná (German: Fleißen) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Lomnička, Smrčina and Vackov are administrative parts of Plesná.

Geography[edit]

Plesná is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Cheb and 36 km (22 mi) west of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Fichtel Mountains. The highest point is the hill Bukový vrch at 650 m (2,130 ft) above sea level. The Plesná River flows through the town.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900, Plesná became a town.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,907	—
1880	3,040	+4.6%
1890	3,239	+6.5%
1900	3,861	+19.2%
1910	4,725	+22.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,416	−6.5%
1930	5,425	+22.8%
1950	2,126	−60.8%
1961	1,996	−6.1%
1970	2,014	+0.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,883	−6.5%
1991	1,692	−10.1%
2001	1,982	+17.1%
2011	2,021	+2.0%
2021	1,858	−8.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There is the road border crossing Plesná / Bad Brambach and railway border crossing Vojtanov / Bad Brambach.

Sights[edit]

There are ruins of Neuhaus castle located in the southern part of the territory. It could be a mansion of ministeriales of Plesná mentioned in 1197, but according to another source, it is a different mansion of unknown origin.^[5]^[6]

Notable people[edit]

Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi
František Nedvěd (1950–2010), weightlifter

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Plesná is twinned with:^[7]

Bad Brambach, Germany
Eichenzell, Germany
Erbendorf, Germany
Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany

Gallery[edit]

Lutheran church
Town centre
Stone circle

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Cheb" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. pp. 377–378. ISBN 80-7277-003-9. OCLC 314228940.
^ Durdík, Tomáš (2011). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů: Dodatky 4. Prague: Libri. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-80-7277-489-0. OCLC 912791609.
^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Cheb" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. pp. 377–378. ISBN 80-7277-003-9. OCLC 314228940.

[6] Durdík, Tomáš (2011). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů: Dodatky 4. Prague: Libri. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-80-7277-489-0. OCLC 912791609.

[7] "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Plesná. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

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