Poleň

Poleň
Village
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Coordinates: 49°25′35″N 13°10′39″E / 49.42639°N 13.17750°E / 49.42639; 13.17750Coordinates: 49°25′35″N 13°10′39″E / 49.42639°N 13.17750°E / 49.42639; 13.17750
Country	Czech Republic
Region (kraj)	Plzeňský kraj (Pilsener)
District (okres)	Klatovy
Government
• Mayor	Jaroslava Hessová
Area
• Total	17.65 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
• Total	295
Time zone	UTC+1
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2
Postal Code (PSČ)	339 01

The Poleň village is situated in the southwestern part of Czech Republic in the middle of Europe. On the date 2008-12-31 there were 295 inhabitants (in all of its parts). There are seven parts of the Municipality of Poleň: villages Poleň, Mlýnec, Poleňka, Pušperk and Zdeslav and the settlements Čekanice and Liška.

Geography[]

This place lies in 458 metres above sea level in the valley of the Poleňka Stream. From the eastern and southern side bordered with the Bítovy mountains with the peaks Doubrava (727 m), Malý Bítov (668 m) and Velký Bítov (713 m).

The nearest neighbours of Poleň are Pušperk, Poleňka and Slatina on North, Drslavice on East, Mlýnec and Zdeslav on Southwest and Černíkov on West.

History[]

The first written reference about the village comes from 1245. . In the sheet which illustrates the disposal of Újezd Přeštický to Monastery of Kladruby by Queen Kunhuta, Blažej ze Švihova, the son of Budivoj of Švihov as an approver has been mentioned. Afterwards when the Pušperk Castle (originally known as Fuchsberg) had been built close to Poleň, the village was sharing the destiny of this castle for centuries.

Sights[]

• Kostel svaté Markéty - the Church of Saint Margaret, the ruines
• Kostel Všech svatých - the Church of All the Saints, altarpiece of Madonna with Child inside
• Kaple svatého Salvátora - the Chapel of Saint Salvador
• Vodní mlýn Pasička - the Watermill Pasička
• Fara - the Manse

Gallery[]

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  Křižovatka

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  Vstup do kostela

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  Výklenek zříceniny

External links[]

Literature[]

• HOSTAŠ, Karel, KOTÁB, Adolf (edd.), Pamětní kniha městečka Poleně, manuscript, not published
• ŠORM, Antonín. Pověsti o českých zvonech. Praha: V. Kotrba, 1926.
• JIRÁK, Jan, OÚ POLEŃ. Poleň: 750 let obce. Klatovy: Arkáda, 2004.

External links[]

• turistik.cz – Photogallery on Turistik.cz
• risy.cz – Statistical data - Regionální informační servis
• Poleň, Czech - Facebook.com – Poleň Facebook group

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