Plaňany

Plaňany
Market town
Centre of Plaňany
Flag Coat of arms
Plaňany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′0″N 15°1′46″E / 50.05000°N 15.02944°E / 50.05000; 15.02944Coordinates: 50°3′0″N 15°1′46″E / 50.05000°N 15.02944°E / 50.05000; 15.02944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1222
Area
• Total	13.85 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,904
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	280 02, 281 04
Website	www.planany.eu

Plaňany (German: Planian, older also Planeis^[2]) is a market town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Blinka, Hradenín and Poboří are administrative parts of Plaňany.

Notable people[]

• Wilhelm Würfel (1790–1832), composer
• Bedřich Bernau (1849–1904), archaeologist and ethnographist, lived and died here
• Josef Nádvorník (1906–1977), lichenologist

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plaňany.