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Plesná (German: Fleißen) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Plesná
Town
View of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Plesná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′14″N 12°21′41″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1185
Government
• Mayor	Petr Schaller
Area
• Total	19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,904
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	351 35
Website	www.mestoplesna.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Lomnička, Smrčina and Vackov are administrative parts of Plesná.

Geography

Plesná is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Cheb and 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border with Germany, in the Fichtel Mountains. The highest point is Bukový vrch, at 650 metres (2,130 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900, Plesná became a town.[2]

Transport

There is the road border crossing Plesná / Bad Brambach and railway border crossing Vojtanov / Bad Brambach.

Sights

There are ruins of Neuhaus castle located in the southern part of the territory. It could be a mansion of ministeriales of Plesná mentioned in 1197, but according to another source, it is a different mansion of unknown origin.[3][4]

Notable people

• Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi
• František Nedvěd (1950–2010), weightlifter

Twin towns – sister cities

Plesná is twinned with:[5]

• Bad Brambach, Germany
• Eichenzell, Germany
• Erbendorf, Germany
• Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany

Gallery

• 
  Lutheran church
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  Town centre
• 
  Stone circle

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Plesná

Plesná (deutsch Fleißen) ist eine Stadt im Karlovarský kraj in Tschechien.

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- [en] Plesná

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