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Poleň is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The village of Poleň is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Poleň
Municipality
General view
Flag Coat of arms
Poleň Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′30″N 13°10′36″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1245
Area
• Total	17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	282
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	339 01
Website	www.polen.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Mlýnec, Poleňka, Pušperk and Zdeslav are administrative parts of Poleň.

Geography

Poleň lies in the Švihov Highlands, in the valley of the Poleňka Stream. The highest point is the peak of Velký Bítov (713 metres (2,339 ft) above sea level) on the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Poleň is in a document of Queen Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen from 1245, where Blažej of Poleň is recorded as a witness.[2]

The history of the village was then connected with the Pušperk Castle, which was first mentioned in 1266 and founded shortly before. It was conquered and destroyed before 1434. The castle was repaired between 1465 and 1473, but in 1473 it was demolished again and definitely became a ruin.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,156 —     1880 1,191 +3.0% 1890 1,096 −8.0% 1900 1,010 −7.8% 1910 1,003 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 958 −4.5% 1930 888 −7.3% 1950 626 −29.5% 1961 531 −15.2% 1970 477 −10.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 382 −19.9% 1991 329 −13.9% 2001 272 −17.3% 2011 286 +5.1% 2021 282 −1.4%
Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[4]

Sights

The Church of All the Saints dates from the 14th century. It has valuable oil painting of Madonna with Child from the 16th century. Behind the church is the ruin of Church of Saint Margaret, abolished in 1786. Other sacral monuments include the Chapel of Saint Salvador of Horta, and the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Zdeslav.[5]

Notable people

• Abraham Klauber (1831–1911), American entrepreneur

Gallery

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  Crossroads
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  Centre of Poleň
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  The village of Zdeslav

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Poleň

Poleň (deutsch Pollin) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt neun Kilometer nordwestlich von Klatovy und gehört zum Okres Klatovy.

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