Plesná

Plesná
Plesná
Town
	View of the town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Plesná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′14″N 12°21′41″E / 50.17056°N 12.36139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1185
Government
• Mayor	Petr Schaller
Area
• Total	19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,909
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	351 35
Website	www.mestoplesna.cz

Plesná (German: Fleißen) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Lomnička, Smrčina and Vackov are administrative parts of Plesná.

Geography

Plesná is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Cheb and 36 km (22 mi) west of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Fichtel Mountains. The highest point is the hill Bukový vrch at 650 m (2,130 ft) 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.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,907	—
1880	3,040	+4.6%
1890	3,239	+6.5%
1900	3,861	+19.2%
1910	4,725	+22.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	4,416	−6.5%
1930	5,425	+22.8%
1950	2,126	−60.8%
1961	1,996	−6.1%
1970	2,014	+0.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,883	−6.5%
1991	1,692	−10.1%
2001	1,982	+17.1%
2011	2,021	+2.0%
2021	1,858	−8.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Plesná is located on the railway line Cheb–Bad Brambach.^[5]

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.^[6]

A notable landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was built in the Historicist style in 1893–1895. It is not protected as a cultural monument.^[7]

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.^[8] Another conciliation cross is in Lomnička.^[9]

In the southern part of the municipal territory are the remnants of the medieval gord called Neuhaus. Today, only landscaping is visible.^[10]