Kladruby (Tachov District)

Kladruby

Kladruby u Stříbra
Kladruby Kladruby u Stříbra
Town
	View of Kladruby from the abbey
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kladruby Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°42′55″N 12°58′48″E / 49.71528°N 12.98000°ECoordinates: 49°42′55″N 12°58′48″E / 49.71528°N 12.98000°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
Founded	1115
Government
• Mayor	Hana Floriánová
Area
• Total	48.59 km2 (18.76 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)
• Total	1,638
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 61
Website	www.kladruby.cz

Kladruby (German: Kladrau) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Brod u Stříbra, Láz, Milevo, Pozorka, Tuněchody and Vrbice u Stříbra are administrative parts of Kladruby.

History[]

The Kladruby village was founded together with the Kladruby Abbey in 1115. In around 1233, a new royal town was founded by Wenceslaus I of Bohemia.^[2]

Sights[]

Kladruby Abbey

The Kladruby Abbey is a large Benedictine monastery founded in 1115 by Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. Its vast Late Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (by architect Jan Santini Aichel) attests to the secular power and wealth of the abbey, which was dissolved under the regime of Joseph II.^[3]

Notable people[]

Ladislav Žemla (1887–1955), tennis player

References[]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
^ "Stručně z historie Kladrub a kladrubského kláštera" (in Czech). Město Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Klášter Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

External links[]

Official website (in Czech)
Short info and photos of the monastery (in Czech)

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

[2] "Stručně z historie Kladrub a kladrubského kláštera" (in Czech). Město Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Klášter Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

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Kladruby Kladruby u Stříbra
Town
View of Kladruby from the abbey
Flag Coat of arms
Kladruby Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′55″N 12°58′48″E / 49.71528°N 12.98000°E / 49.71528; 12.98000Coordinates: 49°42′55″N 12°58′48″E / 49.71528°N 12.98000°E / 49.71528; 12.98000
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
Founded	1115
Government
• Mayor	Hana Floriánová
Area
• Total	48.59 km² (18.76 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,638
• Density	34/km² (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 61
Website	www.kladruby.cz