Plazy

Plazy
Plazy
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°24′51″N 14°58′30″E / 50.41417°N 14.97500°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1322
Area
• Total	3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	507
• Density	152/km2 (393/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	293 01
Website	www.plazy.cz

Plazy is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Plazy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Plazy (341)
Valy (139)

Etymology

The name is derived from the word plaz. In old Czech it was an expression for a slippery path.^[3]

Geography

Plazy is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 47 km (29 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Jičín Uplands.

History

The first written mention of Plazy is from 1322.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	268	—
1880	280	+4.5%
1890	286	+2.1%
1900	294	+2.8%
1910	313	+6.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	396	+26.5%
1930	407	+2.8%
1950	304	−25.3%
1961	319	+4.9%
1970	300	−6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	287	−4.3%
1991	335	+16.7%
2001	358	+6.9%
2011	503	+40.5%
2021	480	−4.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Economy

In the eastern part of the municipal territory is an extensive industrial zone, which partially extends into the territory of neighbouring Mladá Boleslav. The largest company based here is the automotive parts manufacturer Faurecia Interior Systems Bohemia.^[7]

Transport

The I/16 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Jičín) runs along the southern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Plazy is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude. It is a Baroque church built in 1739. It replaced an old church, first mentioned in 1394, which was destroyed by the fall of the newly added tower in 1731.^[4]^[8]

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 373.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Údaje o obci" (in čeština). Obec Plazy. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "FORVIA Faurecia v ČR" (in čeština). Faurecia. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
↑ "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 373.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Údaje o obci" (in čeština). Obec Plazy. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "FORVIA Faurecia v ČR" (in čeština). Faurecia. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[8] "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

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