Tlučná is a municipality and village in
Plzeň-North District in the
Plzeň Region
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of the
Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was derived from the Czech word ''tluč'', which then probably meant '
barley' or other pounded grain.
Geography
Tlučná is located about west of
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
. It lies in the
Plasy Uplands
Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery.
Administrative parts
Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream of Vejprnický potok flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Tlučná is from 1115, when Duke
Vladislaus I donated the village to the monastery in
Kladruby.
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Demographics
Transport
Tlučná is located on the railway line from Plzeň to Domažlice.
Sights
There are two protected cultural monuments
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in the municipality: a calvary from the second half of the 17th century and a former manor house, of which only the Neoclassical granary and the Neo-Gothic chapel survived. This Chapel of Saint Peter dates from the second half of the 19th century.
Notable people
* Pavel Soukup (born 1971), athlete; raised here
Twin towns – sister cities
Tlučná is twinned with:
References
External links
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Villages in Plzeň-North District