Kladruby (Tachov District)

Kladruby (German: Kladrau) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

For other places with the same name, see Kladruby.
Kladruby
Kladruby u Stříbra
Town
View of Kladruby from the abbey
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Kladruby
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′55″N 12°58′48″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictTachov
Founded1115
Government
 • MayorHana Floriánová
Area
 • Total48.59 km2 (18.76 sq mi)
Elevation
413 m (1,355 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,638
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
349 61
Websitewww.kladruby.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Brod u Stříbra, Láz, Milevo, Pozorka, Tuněchody and Vrbice u Stříbra are administrative parts of Kladruby.

History

The Kladruby village was founded together with the Kladruby Abbey in 1115. In around 1233, a new royal town was founded by Wenceslaus I of Bohemia.[2]

Sights
Kladruby Abbey

The Kladruby Abbey is a large Benedictine monastery founded in 1115 by Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. Its vast Late Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (by architect Jan Santini Aichel) attests to the secular power and wealth of the abbey, which was dissolved under the regime of Joseph II.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Stručně z historie Kladrub a kladrubského kláštera" (in Czech). Město Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. "Historie" (in Czech). Klášter Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.


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