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| name = Plaňany
| name = Plaňany
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| settlement_type = Market town
| settlement_type = [[Městys|Market town]]
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| image_caption = Centre of the market town
| image_caption = Centre of Plaňany
| image_flag = Plaňany vlajka.jpg
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| area_total_km2 = 13.84
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| elevation_m = 219
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| population_as_of = 2020-01-01<ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-1-january-2019|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2023-01-01
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| postal_code = 280 02, 281 04
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'''Plaňany''' ({{lang-de|Planian, older also Planeis}})<ref>http://biblio.unibe.ch/adam/zoom/zoom.php?col=ryh&pic=Ryh_4403_1_B</ref>) is a [[městys|market town]] in [[Kolín District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has a population of about 1,900.
'''Plaňany''' ({{lang-de|Planian}}) is a market town in [[Kolín District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

==Administrative parts==
The villages of Blinka, Hradenín and Poboří are administrative parts of Plaňany.

==Geography==
Plaňany is located about {{convert|12|km|0}} west of [[Kolín]] and {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Prague]]. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the [[Central Elbe Table]]. The highest point is the hill Mukařov at {{convert|331|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Výrovka River.

==History==
The first written mention of Plaňany is from 1222, under its old name Plaňasy. In 1421 and 1424, the village was burned down by the [[Hussites]], then it was looted by the army of King [[George of Poděbrady]] in 1448. Probably in 1572, during the rule of the Mírek of Solopysky family, the village was promoted to a [[Městys|market town]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.planany.eu/mestys/historie/|publisher=Městys Plaňany|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1863
|1880|2098
|1890|2345
|1900|2339
|1910|2273
|1921|2198
|1930|2176
|1950|1712
|1961|1687
|1970|1571
|1980|1410
|1991|1384
|2001|1411
|2011|1697
|2021|1905
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín|url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20537734/130084150204.pdf/a792a8c4-4a28-4a2b-8935-878370a9ccad?version=1.2|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|pages=7–8|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}

==Transport==
The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín passes through the municipal territory.

Plaňany is located on the railway line of local importance from [[Kouřim]] to [[Pečky]]. The market town is served by two train stops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Plaňany|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/planany/5456586|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref>

==Sights==
[[File:Plaňany - kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie.JPG|thumb|Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary]]
The main landmark of Plaňany is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque cemetery church from the mid-12th century with a Gothic extension from the 14th century. Next to the church is a free-standing half-timbered belfry. Near this church are also the neo-Gothic Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist from 1901 and a Baroque rectory, which are not cultural monuments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-zvestovani-panny-marie-2152626|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref>

A notable building is the Baroque granary. It was originally a Renaissance fortress built in 1530–1539, but it was rebuilt into a granary in the 1740s. It served as a granary until the mid-20th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sýpka, bývalá tvrz|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/sypka-byvala-tvrz-11219940|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Wilhelm Würfel]] (1790–1832), composer
*[[Bedřich Bernau]] (1849–1904), archaeologist and ethnographist; lived and died here
*[[Josef Nádvorník]] (1906–1977), lichenologist


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Plaňany}}
{{commons category|Plaňany}}
*{{official|https://www.planany.eu/}}

{{Kolín District}}
{{Kolín District}}



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Latest revision as of 11:15, 29 December 2023

Plaňany
Market town
Centre of Plaňany
Centre of Plaňany
Flag of Plaňany
Flag
Coat of arms of Plaňany
Coat of arms
Plaňany is located in Czech Republic
Plaňany
Plaňany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′0″N 15°1′46″E / 50.05000°N 15.02944°E / 50.05000; 15.02944
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1222
Area
 • Total13.85 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,925
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
280 02, 281 04
Websitewww.planany.eu

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

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Blinka, Hradenín and Poboří are administrative parts of Plaňany.

Geography[edit]

Plaňany is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Kolín and 35 km (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Mukařov at 331 m (1,086 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Výrovka River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Plaňany is from 1222, under its old name Plaňasy. In 1421 and 1424, the village was burned down by the Hussites, then it was looted by the army of King George of Poděbrady in 1448. Probably in 1572, during the rule of the Mírek of Solopysky family, the village was promoted to a market town.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,863—    
18802,098+12.6%
18902,345+11.8%
19002,339−0.3%
19102,273−2.8%
YearPop.±%
19212,198−3.3%
19302,176−1.0%
19501,712−21.3%
19611,687−1.5%
19701,571−6.9%
YearPop.±%
19801,410−10.2%
19911,384−1.8%
20011,411+2.0%
20111,697+20.3%
20211,905+12.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport[edit]

The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín passes through the municipal territory.

Plaňany is located on the railway line of local importance from Kouřim to Pečky. The market town is served by two train stops.[5]

Sights[edit]

Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Plaňany is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque cemetery church from the mid-12th century with a Gothic extension from the 14th century. Next to the church is a free-standing half-timbered belfry. Near this church are also the neo-Gothic Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist from 1901 and a Baroque rectory, which are not cultural monuments.[6]

A notable building is the Baroque granary. It was originally a Renaissance fortress built in 1530–1539, but it was rebuilt into a granary in the 1740s. It served as a granary until the mid-20th century.[7]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Plaňany. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Plaňany" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ "Kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. ^ "Sýpka, bývalá tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

External links[edit]

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