Plazy

Plazy
Municipality
Centre of Plazy
Centre of Plazy
Flag of Plazy
Flag
Coat of arms of Plazy
Coat of arms
Plazy is located in Czech Republic
Plazy
Plazy
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′51″N 14°58′30″E / 50.41417°N 14.97500°E / 50.41417; 14.97500
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1322
Area
 • Total
3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
509
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
293 01
Websitewww.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 parts

The village of Valy is an administrative part of Plazy.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word plaz. In old Czech it was an expression for a slippery path.[2]

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.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869268—    
1880280+4.5%
1890286+2.1%
1900294+2.8%
1910313+6.5%
YearPop.±%
1921396+26.5%
1930407+2.8%
1950304−25.3%
1961319+4.9%
1970300−6.0%
YearPop.±%
1980287−4.3%
1991335+16.7%
2001358+6.9%
2011503+40.5%
2021480−4.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

In the eastern part of the municipal territory there 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.[6]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saints Simon and Jude

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.[3][7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 373.
  3. ^ a b "Údaje o obci" (in Czech). Obec Plazy. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "FORVIA Faurecia v ČR" (in Czech). Faurecia. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
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