Stod (Czech Republic)
Stod (Czech pronunciation: [stot]; German: Staab) is a town in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants.
Stod | |
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.jpg.webp) Bank of the Radbuza River | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stod Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′21″N 13°9′53″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-South |
| First mentioned | 1235 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jiří Vlk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,578 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 333 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
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The village of Lelov is an administrative part of Stod.
Geography
Stod lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Plzeň. The town is located on the Radbuza River.
History
The first written mention of Stod is from 1235, when King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia left the village to the Chotěšov Abbey. In 1315, John of Bohemia promoted the village to a market town. By the period of Charles IV in 1363, the town acquired more privileges, such as a judiciary, the right to use a town seal, and to keep the town's books. In 1544 the town was granted the privilege of establishing a malt-house and a brewery. By 1547 there was a post office and in 1550 Ferdinand I allowed the town to stage an annual fair.[2]
The market town was set back by the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War. By 1654, only about 230 residents remained in Stod. Consequently tracts of land were distributed to German families from Bavaria to repopulate the region, which led to Germanization of Stod. By 1850, Stod had grown to approximately 1,500 residents and was promoted to a town.[2]
In 1863, a group of 83 people from Stod, led by a former military officer Martin Krippner, left to settle Puhoi in New Zealand.[3]
In 1938 the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, most of the German population was expelled.[2]
Notable people
- Arthur Salz (1881–1963), German sociologist and economist
- Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová (born 1954), table tennis player
- Pavel Soukup (born 1971), athlete
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Město Stod. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- "Vystěhovalci z Čech v Puhoi" (in Czech). NovýZéland.info. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
