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Spálené Poříčí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈspaːlɛnɛː ˈpor̝iːtʃiː]; German: Brennporitschen) is a town in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It lies some 20 km (12 mi) to the South-East from the region capital of Plzeň. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Spálené Poříčí
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Spálené Poříčí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′51″N 13°36′20″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1239
Government
• Mayor	Jindřich Jindřich
Area
• Total	57.82 km2 (22.32 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,873
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	335 61, 335 62
Website	www.spaleneporici.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Číčov, Hořehledy, Hořice, Karlov, Lipnice, Lučiště, Struhaře, Těnovice, Vlkov and Záluží are administrative parts of Spálené Poříčí.

History

The first written mention of Poříčí is from 1239. Since the 17th century, the town is called Spálené Poříčí because of many large fires that damaged the town (spálené = "burnt" in Czech).[2]

Sights

The Spálené Poříčí Castle replaced an original Gothic keep in 1617. It is partly open to the public.[3]

The Church of Saint Nicolas was originally built in the 14th century. It was rebuilt several times, its current look is from 1882.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Spálené Poříčí is twinned with:[5]

• Ralbitz-Rosenthal, Germany

References

External links

• Official website

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