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Holýšov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦoliːʃof]; German: Holleischen) is a town in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. It lies on the Radbuza River, some 20 km (12 mi) to the south-west from the region capital of Plzeň.

Holýšov
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Holýšov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′34″N 13°5′50″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1273
Government
• Mayor	Libor Schröpfer
Area
• Total	29.32 km2 (11.32 sq mi)
Elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,152
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	345 62
Website	www.mestoholysov.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Dolní Kamenice is an administrative part of Holýšov.

History

The first written mention of Holýšov is from 1273. It formed part of Bohemia, which since 1867 to 1918 formed part of Austria-Hungary. Transformation from a small village to a town began after 1897, when one of the biggest glassworks in Austria-Hungary were founded and the population significantly increased.[2]

The glassworks went bankrupt due to the world crisis in the 1930s. During World War II, Holýšov was occupied by Germany. The glassworks building was rebuilt to an ammunition factory. In 1944, two subcamps of the Flossenbürg concentration camp were founded: one for French, Polish, Russian and Jewish women, and one for Polish, Jewish, Czech and Russian men.[3] The men's subcamp was presumably dissolved in January 1945, whereas the women's subcamp was liberated by Polish partisans in May 1945.[3] After the German occupation, the town was restored to Czechoslovakia.

In 1960, Holýšov obtained the town status.[2] From 1 January 2021, Holýšov is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Holýšov is twinned with:[5]

• Kümmersbruck, Germany
• Port, Switzerland

Gallery

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  Town museum
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  Train station
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  Town square

See also

• Holy Cross Mountains Brigade

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Holýšov

Holýšov (deutsch Holeischen, auch Holleischen) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien. Sie liegt 26 Kilometer südwestlich des Stadtzentrums von Plzeň und gehört zum Okres Plzeň-jih.

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- [en] Holýšov

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