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Chodová Planá
Chodová Planá () is a market town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Chodová Planá consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chodová Planá (1,546) *Boněnov (67) *Dolní Kramolín (38) *Holubín (5) *Hostíčkov (12) *Michalovy Hory (81) *Pístov (12) *Výškov (44) Geography Chodová Planá is located about northeast of Tachov and northwest of Plzeň. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Teplá Highlands, but the western part with the built-up area lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Kosový potok flows across the municipal territory. There are several fishponds in the vicinity of the market town. The largest of them is Regent, a pond used for sports and recreational purposes. The pond was founded in 1479. History The first written mention of Chodová Planá is from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Městys
Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko iterally "small town", translated as " market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple ''obec'' (municipality) but lower than that of ''město'' (city, town). Historically, a ''městys'' was a locality that had the right to stage livestock markets (and some other "extraordinary" and annual markets), and it is therefore translated as "market town". The term went out of official use in Czechoslovakia in 1954 but was reintroduced in the Czech Republic in 2006. As of September 2020, there are 228 municipalities on which the status of ''městys'' has been re-admitted. In all cases, these are municipalities that have requested the return of their former title. This title has not been newly awarded to any municipality that would not have it in the past—the law does not even set any specific criteria for it, only procedural competenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |