Nýřany

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Nýřany
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Nýřany
Flag
Coat of arms of Nýřany
Coat of arms
Nýřany is located in Czech Republic
Nýřany
Nýřany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′42″N 13°12′43″E / 49.71167°N 13.21194°E / 49.71167; 13.21194Coordinates: 49°42′42″N 13°12′43″E / 49.71167°N 13.21194°E / 49.71167; 13.21194
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-North
First mentioned1272
Government
 • MayorJiří Davídek
Area
 • Total22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total6,979
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
330 23
Websitewww.nyrany.cz

Nýřany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈniːr̝anɪ]; German: Nürschan; Latin: Nirane) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. It lies 12 km (7 mi) west of the regional capital of Plzeň.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Doubrava and Kamenný Újezd are administrative parts of Nýřany.

History[]

The first written mention of Nýřany is from 1272. The status of town was given by Emperor Franz Joseph I on 29 January 1892.[2]

Village of Kamenný Újezd was first mentioned in 1215[3] and Doubrava in 1556.[4]

Around 1830, black coal deposits were discovered. The start of mining meant the rapid development of the village, and new people arrived. The peak of mining was in 1880, when 9,300 people was employed in about 40 mines. The mining ended in 1995.[5]

During World War II the town of Nýřany was a part of Sudetenland. Near the end of the war one transport of death was surprised by an airstrike and about hundred of prisoners managed to escape. They were chased by SS-Guards and local Germans and either killed on the spot or executed at the place called Humboldtka.[6][7]

Demography[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,176—    
18805,631+77.3%
18906,622+17.6%
19007,219+9.0%
19107,230+0.2%
19217,457+3.1%
19307,600+1.9%
19505,424−28.6%
YearPop.±%
19615,871+8.2%
19706,191+5.5%
19806,419+3.7%
19917,158+11.5%
20016,913−3.4%
20116,965+0.8%
20216,979+0.2%
Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[8]

Sights[]

  • Church of Saint Prokop
  • Neo-Renaissance town hall from 1885–1886
  • Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
  • Monument of shot miners – at former mine Marta
  • Monument of prisoners transport during April 1945

Notable people[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Nýřany is twinned with:[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Nejstarší zmínky o Nýřanech" (in Czech). Město Nýřany. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Historie Kamenného Újezda" (in Czech). Město Nýřany. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Historie Doubravy" (in Czech). Město Nýřany. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Hornictví" (in Czech). Město Nýřany. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ FiDiTvo. "Nýřany ve 20. století". Příběhy 20. století. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ^ Nedbálek, František. "Smrt vlakem". Železniční transporty a pochody smrti vězňů koncentračních táborů a válečných zajatců přes české země zima a jaro 1945. České národní Listy. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 9–10.
  9. ^ "Naši partneři" (in Czech). Město Nýřany. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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