Planá (german: Plan) is a municipality and village in
České Budějovice District in the
South Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography
Planá is located about southwest of
České Budějovice. It lies in the
České Budějovice Basin. The
Vltava river forms its southern and eastern municipal borders.
History
The first written mention of Planá is from 1259. Between 1961 and 1990, it was an administrative part of
Homole. Since 24 November 1990, it has been a separate municipality.
Transport
A part of
České Budějovice Airport
České Budějovice Airport (ICAO: LKCS, IATA: JCL) is a public domestic and non-public international airport operated by South Bohemian Airport České Budějovice a.s., owned by the South Bohemian Region and the city of České Budějovice. It i ...
is located in the municipal territory.
Sights
Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881.
In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.
Notable people
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Anton Ortmann Anton Ortmann (19 March 1801, in Plan – 21 November 1861, in Elbogen) was a Bohemian-Austrian pharmacist and botanist, known for his investigations of flora native to Bohemia, notably in the environs of Karlsbad and Elbogen.
During his car ...
(1801–1861), Austrian pharmacist and botanist
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Ferdinand Kowarz (1838–1914), Austrian entomologist
References
External links
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Villages in České Budějovice District