Kladruby (Tachov District)

Kladruby (German: Kladrau) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Kladruby
Town
View of Kladruby from the monastery
View of Kladruby from the monastery
Flag of Kladruby
Flag
Coat of arms of Kladruby
Coat of arms
Kladruby is located in Czech Republic
Kladruby
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
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,703
 • Density35/km2 (91/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.

Geography

Kladruby is located about 27 km (17 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Pastvina at 528 m (1,732 ft) above sea level. The Úhlavka River flows through the town.

History

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

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border passes through the municipal territory.

Culture

Since 1977, the Kladruby Summer Music Festival focused on classical music has been held in the premises of the Kladruby Monastery.[3]

Sights
Kladruby Monastery

The Kladruby Monastery 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 monastery, which was dissolved under the regime of Joseph II.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Stručně z historie Kladrub a kladrubského kláštera" (in Czech). Město Kladruby. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. "Home". Kladruby Monastery. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. "Historie" (in Czech). Kladruby Monastery. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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