Tlučná

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°43′27″N 13°14′7″E / 49.72417°N 13.23528°E / 49.72417; 13.23528Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict Plzeň-NorthFirst mentioned1115Area

• Total7.17 km² (2.77 sq mi)Elevation

330 m (1,080 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,357 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

330 26

Websitewww.obec-tlucna.cz

Tlučná is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was derived from the Czech word tluč, which then probably meant 'barley' or other pounded grain.^[2]

Geography

Tlučná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. The stream of Vejprnický potok flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Tlučná is from 1115, when Duke Vladislaus I donated the village to the monastery in Kladruby.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	571	—
1880	746	+30.6%
1890	1,038	+39.1%
1900	1,355	+30.5%
1910	1,605	+18.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,843	+14.8%
1930	2,182	+18.4%
1950	2,173	−0.4%
1961	2,680	+23.3%
1970	2,633	−1.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,432	−7.6%
1991	2,241	−7.9%
2001	2,317	+3.4%
2011	3,036	+31.0%
2021	3,295	+8.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Tlučná is located on the railway line Plzeň–Domažlice.^[5]

Sights

There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality: a calvary from the second half of the 17th century and a former manor house, of which only the Neoclassical granary and the Neo-Gothic chapel survived. This Chapel of Saint Peter dates from the second half of the 19th century.^[6]

Notable people

Pavel Soukup (born 1971), athlete; raised here

Twin towns – sister cities

Tlučná is twinned with:^[7]

Floß, Germany

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce Tlučná" (in Czech). Obec Tlučná. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Tlučná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Tlučná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ "Home Page" (in Czech). Obec Tlučná. Retrieved 2020-07-27.