Plzen

Czech Republic / Plzensky / Plzen /
 city, capital city of state/province/region
Plzen (German: Pilsen) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzen Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. It is located about 90 km west of Prague at the confluence of four rivers (Radbuza, Mze, Uhlava, and Uslava) which form the Berounka River here. Established in 1295 by Czech King Wenceslaus II who got Plzen its civic charter and located a new town site, some 10 km away from the original settlement ( current town of Stary Plzenec).
Plzeň is a centre of academic, business, and cultural life for the western part of the Czech Republic and is the seat of the Catholic episcopate. The city is known worldwide for Pilsener beer. The population number oscilated approximately about 200.000 citizen.

Virtual sightseeing : aplikace.plzen.eu/virtualniprohlidky/czech/echoose.html

Info Center : Namesti Republiky 1, 306 32 Plzen, Czech Republic
Phone : + 420 378 032 550 - 1
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plzen
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Coordinates:   49°44'29"N   13°22'22"E

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  • Plzeň is the fourth city in the country.
  • Plzeň is the fourth Czech city after Prague, Brno and Ostrava.