Plzeň

Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of Prague, at the confluence of four rivers: Mže, Úhlava, Úslava and Radbuza, together forming the Berounka River.

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Plzeň is the fourth-largest city in the Czech Republic, located west of Prague where four rivers meet. With about 188,000 residents, it serves as a significant urban center in the country.

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Place details

Locality: Plzeň
Country: Česko
Population: 168,733
Timezone: Europe/Prague

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|right|300px|Center of Pilsen with the St. Bartholomew Cathedral

Visit Pilsen website

Get in

The city is well connected with both buses and trains leaving hourly from Prague. Travel times for both buses and trains are just over one hour. From Germany, there are direct trains every two hours from Munich taking about 4½ hours. Another possibility is 3 hour travel from Nuremberg via Marktredwitz and Cheb which takes about 3 hours. From south it's also possible to reach the city using railway from direction of Železná Ruda (via Klatovy) where one can enjoy spectacular views of Sumava mountain range along the more than century old railway track. Last option via railway is from direction of Austrian city of Gmund via České Budějovice. The railway connections remain consistent even during the weekend.

Numerous bus companies connect the city with other European cities and stop at the central bus station, however the connections are usually a subject to reservation, meanwhile trains maintain their intervals during whole week including the weekends and don't require a reservation.

Both rail and bus stations are within walking distance from the city centre.

Get around

To get around the compact city center, it is best to walk. To get around the whole city, the services of the public transport operator PMDP are recommended. The PMDP operate trams, buses and trolley-buses in Pilsen. For information on lines, schedules and rates, visit the PMDP's official website.

People aged 65 and over travel for free.

Do

Walk through the city parks that circle the historical city center on its two sides. Enjoy the view of the city and its surrounding areas from the church tower of the St. Bartholomew's Cathedral. Enjoy a drink of Pilsner Urquell in the city that gave its name to all the pilseners in the world.

Eat

Potrefená Husa (Martinská 1) - a big restaurant, good selection of meals and drinks U Salzmannů (Pražská 8) - the oldest beer restaurant in Pilsen serving Czech traditional cuisine Slunečnice (Jungmannova 4) - healthy bio cuisine including vegetarian and vegan cuisine Anděl Vegetarian Restaurant (Bezručova 5) - a creative and stylish vegetarian restaurant La Tartelette (Rokycanská 174/7) - French fast food (soups, salads, quiche ...) Na Parkáně (Veleslavinova 4) - the pub to get an excellent unfiltered Urquell

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Article

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Contents

Administrative division
Geography
Climate
History
Middle Ages
17th century
19th century
World War II
Communist era
Demographics
Economy
Pilsner beer
Transport
Trams, trolleybuses and buses
Rail
Road
Air
Religion
Education
Culture
Sport
Sights
Historic city centre
Jewish monuments
Popular tourist destinations
Suburbs
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
References
External links

Founded as a royal city in the late 13th century, Plzeň became an important town for trade on routes linking Bohemia with Bavaria. By the 14th century, it had grown to be the third-largest city in Bohemia. The city was besieged three times during the 15th century Hussite Wars, when it became a centre of resistance against the Hussites. During the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century, the city was temporarily occupied after the Siege of Plzeň.