Bělá nad Radbuzou (German: Weißensulz) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Bělá nad Radbuzou
Town
Bridge over the Bezděkovský Stream and the town square
Flag Coat of arms
Bělá nad Radbuzou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′36″N 12°42′48″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1121
Government
• Mayor	Libor Picka
Area
• Total	83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,731
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	345 25, 345 26
Website	www.belanr.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Bystřice, Čečín, Černá Hora, Doubravka, Hleďsebe, Karlova Huť, Nový Dvůr, Pleš, Smolov, Újezd Svatého Kříže and Železná are administrative parts of Bělá nad Radbuzou.

Etymology

Bělá nad Radbuzou got its name probably from the river Radbuza, which was called here Bílý potok ("White Creek").[2]

Geography

Bělá nad Radbuzou is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Domažlice and 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Plzeň. The town is situated at the confluence of the Radbuza River and the Bezděkovský Stream. The built-up area lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills, but most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Palatine Forest and borders Germany in the west.

History

The first written mention of Bělá nad Radbuzou is from 1121, when the near Přimda Castle was built. Until 1600, Bělá nad Radbuzou was a part of the Přimda Castle estate.[2] In the 16th century, it became a property of Lamminger of Albenreuth, a Bavarian noble family. In 1614 the Lamminger family built a small Renaissance castle and a brewery. After the Battle of White Mountain, in 1623, the estate was merged with Újezd Svatého Kříže and the castle ceased to serve as the seat of the estate. In 2014, the castle burned down.[3]

Notable people

• Jan Smudek (1915–1999), resistance fighter
• Hans Drachsler (1916–1996), German politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Bělá nad Radbuzou is twinned with:[4]

• Eslarn, Germany
• Hindelbank, Switzerland

Galerie

• 
  Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
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  Stone bridge over the Radbuza
• 
  Town hall

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bělá nad Radbuzou.

• Official website