Heřmanova Huť () is a municipality in

Plzeň-North District Plzeň-North District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň. The most populated town of the district is Nýřany. Administrative division Plzeň-North District is divided into two Dis ...

in the

Plzeň Region Plzeň Region or Plzeňský Region (also known as Pilsen Region; ) is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the western part of the historical land of Bohemia and named after the capital, Plz ...

of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Heřmanova Huť consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Sekyřany (261) *Horní Sekyřany (177) *Vlkýš (993) *Vlkýš I (294)

Etymology

The name literally means "Heřman's smelter".

Geography

Heřmanova Huť is located about west of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. It lies in the

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Sekyřany is from 1115. The village was later split to Dolní ("Lower") Sekyřany and Horní ("Upper") Sekyřany. Both villages were bought by the

Chotěšov Abbey Chotěšov Abbey () is a former Premonstratensian nunnery in Chotěšov (Plzeň-South District), Chotěšov, about 18 kilometres southwest of Plzeň in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. History Premonstratensian nunnery The abbey was fo ...

in 1253. The first written mention of Vlkýš is from 1457. The municipality of Heřmanova Huť was founded in 1954 through the merger of three municipalities: Vlkýš, Dolní Sekyřany and Horní Sekyřany.

Demographics

Transport

The D5 motorway from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in

Rozvadov Rozvadov () is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Located on the Czech-German border, the municipality is known for one of the busiest road border crossings in the ...

passes through the northern part of the municipal territory. A short railway line of local importance from

Nýřany Nýřany (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Nýřany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

terminates here.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Martin in Horní Sekyřany. It was built in the Gothic style after 1375. Baroque modifications were made in 1678. The tower was added in 1704. A valuable technical monument is the former tower water tank, built probably in 1908. Today it serves as an observation tower.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hermanova Hut Villages in Plzeň-North District