Starý Plzenec ( czech Starý Plzenec , German Altpilsen ) is a city in the south-west of the Czech Republic , in the Pilsen district of the Pilsen region .
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| Stari Plzenec | |||||
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| ches Starý plzenec | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | Plzeский | ||||
| Area | Pilsen | ||||
| Mayor | Vlasta Dolakova | ||||
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| Square | 18.38 km² | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC +1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 4847 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
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| staryplzenec.cz | |||||
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Geography
Located 11 km south-east of the city of Pilsen , on the Uslava river, at an altitude of 343 m above sea level. The city is located on the railway going from Plze to České Budějovice .
History
The first written mention of the city (then it was called simply Plzen) dates back to the year 976. Later the city became an important center on the trade route from Prague to Bavaria, which until the end of the XIII century remained the most important in the Czech Republic. In 1295, when King Wenceslas II laid nearby Novi-Pilsen (modern Pilsen), Stari-Pilzenec fell into disrepair. Until 2007, the city was part of the Pilsen-South region .
Population
The population according to 2012 is 4847 people [2] .
Population dynamics by year:
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 |
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| Population | 4199 | 4144 | 4054 | 4243 | 4387 |
Gallery
Rotunda of Saints Peter and Paul
Castle ruins
Notes
- ↑ Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2005 : 1. díl / ed. J. Růžková , J. Škrabal - ČSÚ , 2006. - 759 p. - ISBN 978-80-250-1310-6
- ↑ Český statistický úřad