Chodová Planá (german: Kuttenplan) is a market town in the Tachov District in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Boněnov, Dolní Kramolín, Holubín, Hostíčkov, Michalovy Hory, Pístov and Výškov are administrative parts of Chodová Planá.

Geography

Chodová Planá is located about northwest of Plzeň. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Teplá Highlands, but the western part with the built-up area lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level. There are several ponds in the vicinity of the market town. The largest of them is Regent, a pond used for sports and recreational purposes. The pond was founded in 1479.

History

The first written mention of Chodová Planá is from 1319, when it was a property of the knights Ctibor and Oldřich. It was then owned by various knights, and in 1391 and 1413 it was documented as the property of the

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. Its owners often changed until 1560, when Chodová Planá was bought by the Širtingar (German: ''Schirnding'') family. After the

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in 1620, the properties of the Širtingar family were confiscated, and Chodová Planá was acquired by the counts of Haimhausen. The estate remained in their possession until the abolition of serfdom in 1848. In 1733, a huge fire destroyed half of the market town, including the church. Until 1938, Chodová Planá had a Jewish community. Its presence is documented by two remaining Jewish cemeteries.

Demographics

Economy

Chodová Planá is known for the oldest brewery in the west Bohemian region, which is named Chodovar. The first written reference of the brewery is from 1573, however, its much older history is evidenced by cellars from the 14th century, carved in granite rock, still used to brew beer. The brewery is best known today for its beer spa. Guests can soak in a dark lager/mineral water blend in copper tubs. The beer soak spa treatment is said to have medicinal benefits.

Sport

The town has a sports club, TJ Slavoj Chodová Planá.

Sights

The Church of Saint John the Baptist replaced the old one destroyed by the fire. It was built in the Baroque style in 1748–1754. The Old Castle in Chodová Planá from 1734 was rebuilt into the cultural house. The New Castle was built in 1906. It includes a spacious park. In the brewery, there is a small brewery museum.

Notable people

Johann Emanuel Veith Johann Emanuel Veith (b. of Jewish parents at Kuttenplan, Bohemia, 1787; d. at Vienna, 6 November 1876) was a Bohemian Roman Catholic preacher. He was heavily influenced by the liberal theology of Anton Günther. Life In 1801 he took the philos ...

(1787–1876), Roman Catholic preacher

Twin towns – sister cities

Chodová Planá is

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Störnstein Störnstein is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany. Störnstein was also the name of a former Princely County in the Holy Roman Empire in the Bavarian Circle The Bavarian Circle (german: Bayerischer R ...

, Germany

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chodova Plana Populated places in Tachov District Market towns in the Czech Republic Jewish communities in the Czech Republic