Plavy is a municipality and village in

Jablonec nad Nisou District Jablonec nad Nisou District ( cs, okres Jablonec nad Nisou) is a district (''okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jablonec nad Nisou. List of municipalities Albrechtice v Jizerských horách – Bed ...

in the

Liberec Region Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after i ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Haratice is an administrative part of Plavy.

Geography

Plavy is located about east of

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; german: Gablonz an der Neiße) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 45,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass ...

. It lies mostly in the

Giant Mountains Foothills In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gi ...

, a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the

Jizera Mountains Jizera Mountains ( cz, Jizerské hory), or Izera Mountains ( pl, Góry Izerskie; german: Isergebirge), are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The range got its name from the Jizera River, which rises a ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624.

Sport

Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes.

Notable people

* Josef Jindřišek (born 1981), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Plavy is twinned with: *

Paszowice Paszowice (german: Poischwitz) is a village in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Paszowice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately ...

, Poland

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Jablonec nad Nisou District