Tlučná

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

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

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