Planá nad Lužnicí
Encyclopedia
Planá nad Lužnicí is a town in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
. It is situated on the river Lužnice
about 6 km south of Tábor
and 11 km north of Soběslav
. Highway D3 is being built east of the town.
town of Tábor. Then the town was bought by William of Rosenberg, who had a wooden bridge over the Lužnice river built. The estate was inherited by Peter Vok of rosenberg, at the end of the 17th century it was taken over by the Sternbergs and later by the House of Lobkowicz, who had the original gothic church of Saint Wenceslaus rebuilt in 1666. Another reconstruction took place in 1796.
After 1848 Planá became an independent municipality, which developed also thanks to the construction of the railway line (1869) and timber rafting
, which ran here until 1946. When the independent Czechoslovakia
was formed, there was great cultural and industrial development - Sokol
was founded, the cinema, library and new school were built, and several companies were established, like Madeta dairy or Silon, nylon manufacturer.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It is situated on the river Lužnice
Lužnice
The Lužnice is a river in the Czech Republic starting in Austria . It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou . The river drains 4,226 square kilometers....
about 6 km south of Tábor
Tábor
Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...
and 11 km north of Soběslav
Sobeslav
Soběslav is a town in the Czech Republic situated on the river Lužnice, 7 km northern from Veselí nad Lužnicí and 18 km southern from Tábor. In 2005 its recorded population was 7,286...
. Highway D3 is being built east of the town.
History
The place was first mentioned in a letter of bishop Tobiáš of Bechyně from 1288-1289, when the town was part of the Prague episcopacy. From the time Oldřich of Ústí came to power until 1547 Planá was a dependency of the newly established HussiteHussite
The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus , who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation...
town of Tábor. Then the town was bought by William of Rosenberg, who had a wooden bridge over the Lužnice river built. The estate was inherited by Peter Vok of rosenberg, at the end of the 17th century it was taken over by the Sternbergs and later by the House of Lobkowicz, who had the original gothic church of Saint Wenceslaus rebuilt in 1666. Another reconstruction took place in 1796.
After 1848 Planá became an independent municipality, which developed also thanks to the construction of the railway line (1869) and timber rafting
Timber rafting
Timber rafting is a log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river. It is arguably the second cheapest method of transportation of timber, next after log driving...
, which ran here until 1946. When the independent Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
was formed, there was great cultural and industrial development - Sokol
Sokol
The Sokol movement is a youth sport movement and gymnastics organization first founded in Czech region of Austria-Hungary, Prague, in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner...
was founded, the cinema, library and new school were built, and several companies were established, like Madeta dairy or Silon, nylon manufacturer.
Sights
- St. Wenceslaus church with a sundial
- Rectory
- Memorial to those killed in WWII at the primary school
- Villa where Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, first Czech president, stayed after his return home in April 1920
- Galerie u Rudolfa (Rudolf Gallery) of the actor Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf HrušínskýRudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor.-Biography:He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský . He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky...
- Strkov castle