Tlučná
Tlučná | |
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| Coordinates: 49°43′27″N 13°14′7″E / 49.72417°N 13.23528°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1115 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,427 |
| • Density | 478/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 330 26 |
| Website | www |
Tlučná is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name was derived from the Old Czech word tluč, which then probably meant 'barley' or other pounded grain.[2]
Geography
Tlučná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. The stream Vejprnický potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Tlučná is from 1115, when Duke Vladislaus I donated the village to the monastery in Kladruby.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
Tlučná is located on the railway line Plzeň–Domažlice.[5]
Sights
There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality: a column shrine from the second half of the 17th century and a former manor house, of which only the Neoclassical granary and the Neo-Gothic chapel survived. This Chapel of Saint Peter dates from the second half of the 19th century.[6]
Notable people
- Pavel Soukup (born 1971), athlete; raised here
Twin towns – sister cities
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historie obce Tlučná" (in čeština). Obec Tlučná. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Station details Tlučná". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Tlučná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ↑ "Home Page" (in čeština). Obec Tlučná. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
External links
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- Villages in Plzeň-North District