Plesná (; ) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. The town is located on the Plesná River in the Fichtel Mountains.
Administrative division Plesná consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Plesná (1,755) Lomnička (89) Smrčina (6) Vackov (8)
Etymology The town was named after the Plesná River.
Geography Plesná is located about north of Cheb and west of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Fichtel Mountains. The highest point is the hill Bukový vrch at above sea level. The Plesná River flows through the town.
History The first written mention of Plesná is from 1185, when it belonged to Waldsassen Abbey. In 1900, Plesná became a town.
Demographics
Transport
Plesná is located on the railway line Cheb–Bad Brambach.
On the Czech–German border is the road border crossing Plesná / Bad Brambach and the railway border crossing Vojtanov / Bad Brambach.
Sights
The most valuable cultural landmark is the Lutheran church, located in the northwestern part of the town. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1847–1849.
A notable landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was built in the Historicist style in 1893–1895. However, it is not protected as a cultural monument.
There are several conciliation crosses in the territory of Plesná. A set of three such crosses from 1864, situated in the western part of Plesná. Another conciliation cross is in Lomnička.
In the southern part of the municipal territory are the remnants of the medieval gord called Neuhaus. Today, only landscaping is visible.
Notable people Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi František Nedvěd (1950–2010), weightlifter
Twin towns – sister cities
Plesná is twinned with: Bad Brambach, Germany Eichenzell, Germany Erbendorf, Germany Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany
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