Plasy

Geobox | Settlement
name = Plasy
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category = Town


image_caption = Aerial view of the Plasy monastery


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country = Czech Republic
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region = Plzeň
region_type = Region
district = Plzeň-sever
district_type = District
commune = Kralovice
municipality = Plasy
part_fold = 1
part = Babina
part1 = Horní Hradiště
part2 = Lomnička
part3 = Nebřeziny
part4 = Plasy
part5 = Žebnice
river = Střela
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elevation = 350
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 56
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long_m = 23
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area = 57.13
area_round = 2
population = 2598
population_date = 2006-10-02
population_density = auto
established = 1144
established_type = Founded
mayor = Miloslav Hurt
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commons = Plasy
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/559351 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.mestoplasy.cz/ www.mestoplasy.cz]
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category = Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority


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country = Czech Republic
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region = Plzeň
district = Kralovice
district_type = Little District
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part_count = 13
part = Dobříč
part1 = Dolní Bělá
part2 = Horní Bělá
part3 = Jarov
part4 = Kaznějov
part5 = Koryta
part6 = Líté
part7 = Loza
part8 = Mrtník
part9 = Obora
part10 = Pláně
part11 = Plasy
part12 = Rybnice
area = 159.38
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population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population = 9222
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Plasy (IPA2|ˈplasɪ) ( _de. Plass) is a small town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Střela River, some Unit length|km|20 to the north from the region capital of Plzeň.

Plasy is also a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Kralovice Municipality with Extended Competence.

It is famous for its huge Cistercian monastery founded in 1144, which was rebuilt between 1661 and 1739 under the guidance of J. B. Mathey and J. B. Santini and became an important center of Baroque art. After Emperor Joseph II abolished nearly all religious orders in the Habsburg Empire, the monastery became the seat of the Princes of Metternich.

Today, the monastery is owned by the state and it is in a rather bad state though it is being slowly restored (and remains opened to public). There are also some regional archives placed there. No important industry is located in the town. With its scenic surroundings, the town is an important touristic center.

Resources

*citation
last = Czech Statistical Office
year = 2005
title = Vybrané údaje podle správních obvodů obcí s rozšířenou působností a správních obvodů obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem k 31. 12. 2005
url = http://www.czso.cz/xp/redakce.nsf/i/B78124165F6D1D93C1256F1800285EDB/$File/1-vybr.xls
accessdate = 2005-03-08