Plavy is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Plavy | |
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.JPG) Sokol hall in Plavy | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Plavy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′12″N 15°19′3″E / 50.70333°N 15.31750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Jablonec nad Nisou |
| First mentioned | 1624 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,050 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 468 46 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The village of Haratice is an administrative part of Plavy.
Geography edit
Plavy is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jablonec nad Nisou and 18 km (11 mi) east of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at 580 m (1,900 ft) above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.
History edit
The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624.[2]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the municipality.
Sport edit
Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes.[6]
Sights edit
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Plavy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the Art Nouveau house of the factory owner František Brůna, and the administrative building of Brůna's glass factory from the 1920s.[7]
Notable people edit
- Josef Jindřišek (born 1981), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Paszowice, Poland
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Plavy. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jablonec nad Nisou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Plavy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Zařízení a služby v areálu" (in Czech). SKI Plavy. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Plavy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Obec Plavy. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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