Plasy


Plasy is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. It lies on the Střela River, some to the north of Plzeň, the regional capital.
Plasy is also a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Kralovice Municipality with Extended Competence.
With its scenic surroundings, the town is an important tourist center, but has no significant industry.

Cistercian monastery

Plasy was home to a Cistercian monastery during the Middle Ages. Mauritius Vogt was educated there and later joined the order. The monastery at Plasy provided a base for Vogt's travels while he wrote Das jetzlebende Königreich Böhmen which was published in 1712 to great acclaim for its excellent illustrations and maps. A surviving copy of the book is on display at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague.

Notable people