Starý Plzenec

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Starý Plzenec
Town
Starý Plzenec as seen from the Radyně Hill
Starý Plzenec as seen from the Radyně Hill
Flag of Starý Plzenec
Flag
Coat of arms of Starý Plzenec
Coat of arms
Starý Plzenec is located in Czech Republic
Starý Plzenec
Starý Plzenec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′52″N 13°28′25″E / 49.69778°N 13.47361°E / 49.69778; 13.47361Coordinates: 49°41′52″N 13°28′25″E / 49.69778°N 13.47361°E / 49.69778; 13.47361
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-City
First mentioned976
Government
 • MayorVlasta Doláková
Area
 • Total18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,171
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
332 02
Websitewww.staryplzenec.cz

Starý Plzenec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstariː ˈpl̩zɛnɛts]; German: Altpilsen) is a town in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Village of Sedlec is an administrative part of Starý Plzenec.

Geography[]

Radyně Castle on the Radyně Hill

Starý Plzenec lies on the Úslava River. The highest point of the municipal territory is the Radyně Hill (567 m (1,860 ft) above sea level).

History[]

The first written mention of the settlement is from a chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg and dates to 976, when Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia defeated a Bavarian army below a local stronghold, then called Plzeň.[2] The urban settlement below the castle evolved into an administrative and mercantile centre of western Bohemia, but this came to an end in 1295 when King Wenceslaus II founded the new city of Plzeň in a more suitable location at the nearby confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers. The new city soon took over the functions of old Plzeň and became known as Nová Plzeň (New Plzeň), later simply as Plzeň, while the older settlement on the Úslava river was called Stará Plzeň (Old Plzeň) and since then, in a more recent variant, Starý Plzenec.

Economy[]

Bohemia Sekt factory

Starý Plzenec is known for the sparkling wine producer, Bohemia Sekt company. It it the biggest sparking wine producer in the Czech Republic and one of the biggest in Central and Eastern Europe.[3] The production started here in 1943 in the premises of the former brewery, which was active in 1873–1929.[4]

Sights[]

Masarykovo Square with the Church of Saint John The Baptist (left) and town hall (right)

Radyně Castle is a ruin of a medieval castle from the 14th century open to the public, located on the Radyně Hill above the town (to the south).

On Hůrka Hill above the town (to the north) there is the Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul, a Romanesque church from the late 10th century and the foundations of other buildings of the old stronghold.[5]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Počátky" (in Czech). Město Starý Plzenec. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. ^ "Company profile". Bohemia Sekt, s.r.o. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  4. ^ "The history of Bohemia Sekt". Bohemia Sekt, s.r.o. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  5. ^ "Historie rotundy sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). Rotunda Hůrka. Retrieved 2021-06-08.

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