Castles of "Czech Republic" CHODOVÁ PLANÁ vs CHŘÍČ

CHODOVÁ PLANÁ

Chodová Planá (German: Kuttenplan) is a market town in the Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants....

Chodová Planá (German: Kuttenplan) is a market town in the Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. The first mention of the locality in the documents is from 1316. The village was raised to a town in 1514 and was mentioned in historical sources as the property of the knights Ctibor and Oldřich. The small stronghold from this time was inhabited until 1733. From the 16th century the counts of Haimhausen had authority in Planá. A catastrophic fire in the 18th century burnt down the ancient church of the city in the year 1733 and was replaced in the years 1748–1754 by the new baroque church along with vicarage.

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CHŘÍČ

Chříč is a village and municipality (obec) in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 10.5...

Chříč is a village and municipality (obec) in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 10.51 square kilometres (4.06 sq mi), and has a population of 197. Chříč lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of Plzeň and 57 km (35 mi) west of Prague.

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