Kladruby (Tachov District)
Kladruby
Kladruby u Stříbra | |
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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)[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 (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[]
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[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kladruby (Tachov District). |
- Official website (in Czech)
- Short info and photos of the monastery (in Czech)
Categories:
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Populated places in Tachov District
- Benedictine monasteries in the Czech Republic
- Plzeň Region geography stubs