Pilsen, the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic with 168,000
inhabitants, is located in western Bohemia. It is best known for the
Pilsner beer. Pilsen is located in western Bohemia at the confluence of
the Mže and Radbuza, creating the Berounka River, a non-navigable
tributary of the Vltava.
The city was founded around 1295 by
order of the Bohemian King Wenceslaus II. Its rectangular marketplace is
193m by 139m and quite generous for foundations from that time. Due to
its location on several trade routes, it quickly developed into a
trading center. Around 1420 Pilsen was a center of the Hussites, but
during the Hussite wars the city professed Catholicism. During these
wars it was repeatedly besieged by Jan Žižka and Prokop Veliký. During
one such military conflict, the people of Pilsen captured a camel that
has been on the city's coat of arms since around 1460.
During the
plague epidemic of 1599/1600, Emperor Rudolf II moved to Pilsen, making
the city the center of the Habsburg Empire for a short time. During the
Thirty Years' War, Pilsen was besieged and stormed by Mansfeld in 1618;
In 1633-34 it was Wallenstein's headquarters ("Pilsener Revers").
In the period that followed, the first task was to repair the damage
caused by the war. The buildings around the market square got their
facades in the style of the Renaissance and later the Baroque.
Pilsen gained economic importance in the 19th century. That was on the
one hand in 1842, when the contents of the first brew kettle were
delivered with Pilsner Urquell, and on the other hand in 1869, when the
Škoda works were founded in Pilsen. As a result, Pilsen grew to become
the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic. Both companies still
exist, Škoda mainly produces machines and rail vehicles in Pilsen.
Military goods were also produced at Škoda during World War II, so
the city was repeatedly the target of Allied air raids. On May 6, 1945,
Pilsen was conquered by the troops of the American General Patton.
Shortly thereafter, Czechoslovakia and with it the city of Pilsen
belonged to the sphere of influence of the Warsaw Pact for several
decades.
The current urban area of the city of Plzeň consists of ten districts
with thirty-one districts. The largest of which are districts № 1, 2, 3,
and 4. Some of these neighborhoods or suburbs are what in Czech are
called "katastrálních území" (literally "cadastral areas") and
correspond to suburbs of the city, a once real independent towns and
today incorporated into the urban fabric of Plzeň. Today's subdivision
dates back to 1981, a period in which the city experienced a strong
demographic increase.
Plzeň 1: includes the suburb of Bolevec,
Bíla Hora and Košutka and part of the center of Plzeň. Sometimes they
also refer to it as "Northern Suburb".
Plzeň 2 — Slovany: includes
the suburbs of Božkov, Doudlevce, Hradiště, Koterov and Lobzy. It is
bordered on the north by the Central Station and on the east by the
Úhlava and Radbuza rivers.
Plzeň 3: includes the suburbs of Bory,
Doudlevce, Skvrňany, Nová Hospoda, Zátiší, Valcha and Radobyčice and
part of the city center of Plzeň. It is the largest district and
occupies a large part of the center and western part of the city.
Plzeň 4 — Doubravka: named after the most important of the suburbs
annexed to Plzeň, it is located north-east of the center and includes
the suburbs of Bukovec, Červený Hrádek u Plzně, Doubravka, Lobzy. It is
the district in which the construction and industrial development of the
city is most visible.
Plzeň 5 — Křimice: includes the entire suburb
of Křimice and part of Radčice u Plzěn. This district is crossed by the
river Mže and is of particular importance so much that it has remained
administratively autonomous with a district council enjoying broad
powers. It is located north-east of the center.
Plzeň 6 — Litice:
includes the suburb of Litice and is located south of the city. This
district is the oldest in the city, being first mentioned in 12th
century sources. The České údolí ("Czech valley") is also located here.
Plzeň 7 — Radčice: includes part of the suburb of Radčice u Plzně and
part of Křimice. The district lies on the left bank of the Mže and is
important for its natural beauties and for the presence of a Romantic
era palace dating from the 19th-20th centuries.
Plzeň 8 — Černice:
includes the suburb of Černice and marks the southeastern limit of the
city. The district originated in the 15th century and retains the ruins
of Radyně Castle.
Plzeň 9 — Malesice: includes the suburb of Malesice
and Dolní Vlkýš and dates back to the 12th-13th century. Inside are the
ruins of the Kyjov castle. This district, the north-west limit of the
city, has for centuries been linked to the nobility of western Bohemia
of which it was a possession.
Plzeň 10 — Lhota: marks the southwest
boundary of the city and includes the suburb of Lhota u Dobřan. As a
district it was annexed to Plzeň in 2003.
Plzeň does not have a public commercial airport. The nearest airport
is in Prague Ruzyně.
From Václav Havel Airport (PRG) in Prague
Ruzyně you take the bus to the central railway station Praha hlavní
nadrazí, from where you connect to trains towards Plzeň.
From Franz
Josef Strauſʒ Airport (MUC) in Munich, to avoid having to enter the city
center with an S-Bahn train that takes you to the central railway
station München Hauptbahnhof, you can take a bus of the MVV line № 635,
which leaves from Munich Aiport Center (MAC) at level 03, up to the
nearby Freising railway station, where it connects to trains heading
towards Prague passing via Plzeň.
Plzeň is an important road junction and is connected to the following
routes:
National motorway sections:
D5 (national part of E50)
Prague ↔ Plzeň-Litice (intersection with E53 and road 27) ↔
Plzeň-Cernice (intersection with E49 and road 20) ↔ Rozvadov/Waidhaus
with connection to German A6 and a ring road around to the city of
Plzeň.
European motorway sections:
E49 (Magdeburg) ↔ Plauen ↔
Eger ↔ Carlsbad ↔ Plzeň ↔ Budweis ↔ (Vienna).
E50 (France) ↔
Nuremberg ↔ Plzeň-Litice (intersection with E53 and road 27) ↔
Plzeň-Cernice (intersection with E49 and road 20) ↔ Prague ↔ Brno ↔
(Slovakia)
E53 Plzeň-Litice (intersection with E53 and road 27) ↔
Deggendorf ↔ (Munich).
Arriving in Plzeň, the city center is found at
Plzeň 3 and not at Plzeň 1, as one might mistakenly think.
Plzeň is one of the most important railway junctions in the country,
where five main railway lines cross.
Railway lines (Czech:
Železniční trať) in the municipality:
Section CD № 160 from the
north: Žatec ↔ Plzeň
Route CD № 170 east-west connection: (Nuremberg
↔) Eger ↔ Marienbad ↔ Pilsen ↔ Rokycany ↔ Prague. Plzeň is easily
reached by a direct train from Prague's main station (Praha Hlavní
Nádraží), which runs daytime every hour (departing 14 minutes past the
hour). Without delays the journey is about 1 hour and 35 minutes long to
reach Plzeň main station (Hlavní Nádraží) on a comfortable express
train.
Route CD № 180 from the southwest: (Munich ↔ Regensburg ↔)
Fürth im Wald - Domažlice ↔ Plzeň.
Route CD № 183 from the south:
Bayerisch Eisenstein/Železná Ruda ↔ Klatovy ↔ Plzeň.
Route CD № 190
from the southeast: (Linz ↔) České Budějovice ↔ Plzeň.
Buses leave Prague regularly in the direction of Plzeň from either
the Florenc bus station or the Zličín bus station (terminus of Prague's
metro line B). The journey takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes from
Florenc and from Zličín only one hour. From Munich and Regensburg there
are daily couriers of the Flixbus company.
From Plzeň Central Bus
Station (Plzeň - Centrální Autobusové nádraží) the city center can be
reached by trolleybus or on foot.
Central Bus Station (Centrální
Autobusové Nádraží — CAN), Husova 2713/60 (CAN Husova stop: bus lines №
28, 41 and trolleybus lines № 11, 18. CAN Skvrňanská stop: tram line №
2. CAN Tylova stop: trolleybus lines № 11, 12, 18), ☎ +420 377 224 151.
Urban and suburban public transport is provided by the railway and the Pilsen Integrated Transport Association ((CS) Integrovaná doprava Plzeňská) with trams, trolleybuses and buses. Intercity public transport (Meziměstskou veřejná doprava) runs through the entire city and has two main stations that serve as its terminus: the railway station in the east and the bus station (CAN — Centrálním Autobusovém nádraží) in the west of the city.
Railway stations and stops in the municipality of Plzeň:
Plzeň
Central Station (Plzeň hlavní nádraží) (the city center can be reached
by trolleybus, tram or on foot). Connected railway lines: CD 160, CD
170, CD 180, CD 183,CD 190. Pilsen Central Railway Station (Železniční
stanice) (formerly also called Plzeň Gottwaldovo station) is housed in a
historic building which in the Second World War II was almost completely
destroyed by US bombing, later rebuilt in the same style. Don't miss the
particularly beautiful facade of the station; in the vestibule,
moreover, there is a statue of the founding railwaymen. The building is
surrounded by two railway platforms which are located on both sides of
the building. When catching a train make sure you wait on the right
section of the platform so you don't have to rush or miss it. Don't
forget that the Czech republic is famous and proud of its railway system
and one of the most beautiful Czech novels of the twentieth century,
from which a wonderful film has been made, also translated into Italian,
is Hrabal's "Closely Guarded Trains". In front of the railway station
there is a money exchange on the left and a tourist office on the right.
Plzeň-Bílá Hora (Plzeň White Mountain), ulice Na Roudné, Bílá Hora.
Connected railway lines: CD 160.
Plzeň-Bolevec, ulice Plaská,
Bolevec. Connected railway lines: CD 160.
Plzeň-Doubravka, Zábělská
82/6, Doubravka. Connected railway lines: CD 170.
Plzeň-Doudlevce,
Vinohradská 57/21, Doudlevce. Connected railway lines: CD 183.
Plzeň-Jižní předměstí (Plzeň-South Suburbs), Přeštická 1761/4, Jižní
Předměstí. Connected railway lines: CD 170, CD 180.
Plzeň-Koterov,
Velenická 73/73, Božkov. Connected railway lines: CD 190.
Plzeň-Křimice, Traťová 111/5, Křimice. Connected railway lines: CD 170.
Plzeň-Orlík (Stop Plzeň-Orlík), čtvrť Plzeň 1. Connected train sections:
CD 160.
Plzeň-Skvrňany, ulice Emingerova, čtvrť Plzeň 3. Connected
railway sections: CD 180.
Plzeň-Zadní Skvrňany (ex zastávka Třemošná
u Plzně), ulice Lábkova, čtvrť Plzeň 5-Křimice. Connected railway lines:
CD 170.
Plzeň-Valcha, Dobřanská 3/90, Valcha. Connected railway
lines: CD 183.
Plzeň zastávka (Plzeň Stop), Přeštická 1761/4, Jižní
Předměstí. Connected railway lines: CD 183
The bus network consists of 25 lines, and the trolleybus network,
operating since 1941, consists of 9 lines (№ 10 - 18). The night service
is provided with three bus lines (№ N1, N2, N3). The entire city bus
service is operated by the Pilsen City Transport Company (PMDP)
including tram and trolleybus services.
Pilsen City Transport
Company (PMDP) (Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky), Denisovo nábřeží
920/12, Východní Předměstí, ☎ +420 378 037 485 (information), +420 378
031 120 (administrative offices), fax: +42 0 377 320 493, pmdp@pmdp.cz.
Tickets (non-transferable): 18.- CZK from tobacconists or with increased
price 30.- CZK directly on board. telephone information: Mon-Fri
07:00-18:00.
The tram network consists of three lines, over a length of 20.3 km,
with a total of 49 stops. In 1899 the first electric tram line was put
into operation in Plzeň (now line 4).
Tram line № 1 (Bolevec ↔
city center ↔ Slovany):
Bolevec ↔ Okounová ↔ Bolevecká náves ↔
Majakovského ↔ Mozartova ↔ U Gery ↔ Lékařská fakulta ↔ Pod Záhorskem ↔
Sady Pětatřicátníků ↔ Náměstí Republiky ↔ Anglické nábřeží ↔ Hlavní
nádraží ČD ↔ Mikulášské náměstí ↔ Jedlová ↔ Liliová ↔ Olšová ↔ Vřesová ↔
Slovany
Tram line № 2 (Skvrňany ↔ city center ↔ Světovar):
Skvrňany, sídliště ↔ Terezy Brzkové ↔ Macháčkova ↔ Karla Steinera ↔
Internáty ↔ Slovanské údolí ↔ Malesická ↔ Křimická ↔ III.br., Vejprnická
↔ CAN, Skvrňanská ↔ Výstavišt ě ↔ Sady Pětatřicátníků ↔ Náměstí
Republiky ↔ Anglické nábřeží ↔ Hlavní nádraží ČD ↔ Mikulášské náměstí ↔
U Duhy ↔ Habrmannova ↔ Náměstí Generála Píky ↔ Radnice Slovany ↔ Brojova
↔ Světovar
Tram line № 4 (Košutka ↔ city center ↔ Bory):
Košutka ↔ Plzeňka ↔ Severka ↔ Sokolovská ↔ U Družby ↔ Zoologická zahrada
↔ Lékařská fakulta ↔ Pod Záhorskem ↔ Sady Pětatřicátníků ↔ U Práce ↔
Masarykovo náměstí ↔ Chodské náměstí ↔ Dobrovského ↔ Náměstí Míru ↔
Dvořákova ↔ Bory
In the city there are some taxi companies thanks to which you can
travel around the city. A little help for reading their price lists can
be found in our Czech phrasebook.
Autoslužba taxi, Office
(kancelář): Sady Pětatřicátníků 48/33, Jižní Předměstí, ☎ +420 377 220
220, +420 724 222 266 (mobile), +420 722 222 266 (mobile),
taxi@autosluzba-taxi .cz. Starting rate 25,- Kč. Rate per km 24,- Kč,.
Wait for min. 4,- Kč. Rate per km from 50 km 8,- Kč (if with return 16,-
CZK). Transfers to Prague airport (letiště) 1500,- CZK + possible
airport parking fee.
City-Line taxi, Office (kancelář): Anglické
nábřeží 2434/1, Východní Předměstí, ☎ +420 733 222 317 (mobile),
objednavky@city-line.cz. Starting rate 25,- Kč. Rate per km 19,- Kč.
Wait for min. 4,- Kč. Rate per km from 50 km 14,- CZK. Transfers to
Prague airport (letiště) 1490,- CZK. Maestro, Mastercard, Visa and Visa
Electron cards are accepted.
ecoCITY taxi, Domažlická 1010/178,
Skvrňany, ☎ +420 777 361 361 (mobile), info@ecocitytaxi.cz. Starting
rate 23,- CZK. Short journey fare up to 4 km 109,- CZK. Rate per km 21,-
CZK. Wait for min. 3,- CZK. Rate per km from 50 km 14,- CZK). Transfers
to Prague airport (letiště) 1149,- CZK. Special price for seniors and
children. ecoCITY Taxi is a taxi service company, with Škoda Citigo and
Škoda Octavia cars, which use more ecological fuels such as methane gas
(CNG) instead of petroleum derivatives.
Elektra taxi, Office
(kancelář): Nádražní 178/18, Východní Předměstí, ☎ +42 377 327 377, +42
723 967 967 (mobile), +42 608 142 000 (mobile), +42 775 558 080
(mobile), taxielektra@atlas.cz. Starting rate 35,- CZK. Rate per km 23,-
CZK. Wait for min. 4,- CZK. Rate per km from 50 km 16,- CZK (if with
return 14,- CZK). Transfers to Prague airport (letiště) 1500,- CZK.
Odas taxi, Office (kancelář): Božkovská 1715/58, Východní Předměstí, ☎
+420 377 444 444. Departure rate 35,- CZK. Rate per km 23,- CZK. Wait
for min. 4,- CZK. Rate per km from 50 km 16,- CZK (if with return 14,-
CZK). Transfers to Prague airport (letiště) 1525,- CZK.
Plzeňske
taxi, Office (kancelář): Náměstí Republiky 98/10, Vnitřní Město, ☎ +420
608 224 780 (mobile), info@plzensketaxi.cz. Starting rate 40,- CZK.
Normal rate per km 28,- CZK. Wait for min. 6,- CZK. Transfers to Prague
airport (letiště) 1500,- CZK. Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa cards
are accepted.
Radio Taxi Plzeň, Office (kancelář): Palackého náměstí
31/2, Jižní Předměstí, ☎ +420 377 377 377, +420 608 227 700 (mobile),
+420 724 223 322 (mobile), am.cz@volny.cz . Starting rate 35,- CZK.
Normal rate per km 28,- CZK. Telephone rate per km 23.- CZK. Wait for
min. 4,- CZK. Rate per km from 50 km 11.50 CZK (if with return 8,- CZK).
Transfers to Prague airport (letiště) 1525,- CZK.
Parking lots
North of the historic center of Plzeň, on Truhlářská
street, there is the Parkovací dům Rychtářka multi-storey car park with
a capacity of 447 parking spaces. Guarded by security and monitored 24
hours a day it is currently the safest form of paid parking in Pilsen
which is available 24 hours a day. In addition to continuous monitoring
by security personnel, the car park also has a customer center and
restrooms. Thanks to a pedestrian bridge crossing the Tyršova street,
you can easily access the historic city center on foot. Football fans
appreciate its proximity to the football stadium, not far from the
Štruncovy park.
The historic center will take you back to the city's glorious past,
since little has changed in style, buildings and spaces since the city's
founding period. The market square in the historic center, today called
Namesti Republiky (Republic Square), is the main meeting place of the
inhabitants and the venue for major events.
The city wall that
surrounded the old town was demolished in the 19th century and replaced
by green areas that still surround three quarters of the historic
centre.
Brewing was revolutionized in the mid-19th century, with a new
brewing process created in Pilsen; today called the Pilsner method or
abbreviated Pils. Beer production here dates back to the 12th century,
but historical events that took place in 1838-1839 led to the birth of
the first city brewery controlled by the authorities and entrusted to
the producer Joseph Groll, who invented cooked beer, a beer now known as
Pils ; the bitter drink of a golden color, with a foam as white as snow.
Today, small breweries are lively and dynamic places that connect
the traditional brewing process with the pleasure of tasting. Not
infrequently they organize thematic tours with a lot of tasting
included. If you are a beer lover, you cannot forget to visit the large
breweries, such as those of the Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s. with the
Gambrinus brewery and the better known Pilsner Urquell brewery; here, by
booking a guided tour, it is possible to see the entire production
process and learn a little about its history. Guided tours in the
Gambrinus brewery are only in the Czech language.
Let yourself at
the end a real gem of brewing; visiting the historic cellars of the
breweries, you can taste freshly made, unpasteurized beers directly from
the barrel. Inside the brewery in the famous Spilka restaurant you can
also enjoy a lunch.
In addition to the factories of the big
breweries, you can also visit some small local breweries.
1
Lochoty Knight Brewery (Mini-pivovar U rytíře Lochoty), Karlovarská
420/103, Lochoty (Sokolovská stop: bus lines № 33, N3, N6), ☎ +420 602
270 505 (mobile), alloza@seznam.cz. Mon-Thu 10:30–23:00, Fri–Sat
10:30–24:00, Sun 10:30–22:00. Small brewery with a restaurant with a
terrace at the rear, since 2001 has been producing finely filtered and
pasteurized beers, Pilsner and semi-dark beers. In the spirit of
knightly traditions the restaurant offers outdoor seating with a view of
the statue of the Lochota knight. There is also a modern squash center
nearby.
2 Groll Plzeň Brewery (Pivovar Groll Plzeň), Truhlářská
2397/10, Východní Předměstí (Na Rychtářce stop: bus line № 28), ☎ +420
602 596 161 (mobile), restaurace@pivovargroll.cz. Mon-Sun 11am–11pm.
Small brewery with a restaurant, a guesthouse and a garden with a
playground for the little ones, just a few minutes' walk from the city
centre, is located in a historic building in which Pils was invented in
1839, when Baron Lautensack Heinrich was in Plzeň. The recipe was later
copied by the colossus Pilsner Urquell, who is celebrated today as the
inventor of this type of beer. Brewmaster Joseph Groll, born in 1813 in
Vilshofen in Bavaria and himself the son of a brewer, earned his living
as a wandering brewer. Disinherited and repeatedly expelled from the
city of Pilsen by his father, he returned there called by other brewers,
who praised his skills. Today's building consists of a Baroque
reconstruction of several original houses called rychtarka. The small
brewery offers semi-dark unfiltered and unpasteurized beer that has gone
through about thirteen stages of brewing and is called Lotr. The
restaurant offers exquisite dishes prepared in the solid fuel kitchen
(coal, wood) and the boilers of the brewery are incorporated into the
tiled stove inside the restaurant giving it a special atmosphere.
3
Al Mattone Plzeň Brewery (Pivovar U Pašáka Plzeň), Poděbradova 415/12,
Vnitřní Město (Tylova stop: trolleybus lines № 11, 18), ☎ +420 377 946
012, pivopasak@seznam.cz. Mon-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, Sun
11am-9pm. Small brewery with a restaurant where food and semi-dark beer
are prepared with exclusively natural ingredients.
Plzeňský
Prazdroj a.s. Group, U Prazdroje 64/7, Východní Předměstí, ☎ +420 377
061 111, info@prazdroj.cz. Prazdroj is called the site of the great
brewery near the historic center of Plzeň. It was founded in 1839 as the
city's central brewery to ensure high-quality beer after the beer revolt
of 1839. Since 1842 it has been the headquarters of Pilsner Urquell and
since 1869 also of Gambrinus. Today the company is the brand owner and
producer, in various places in the Czech Republic, of Pilsner Urquell,
Gambrinus, Radegast, Velkopopovický Kozel, Maestro, Phoenix and Primus
beers. They also produce Radegast Birell non-alcoholic beer, and Frisco
carbonated alcoholic drink.
4 Gambrinus Plzeň Brewery (Pivovar
Gambrinus Plzeň. Company: Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.), U Prazdroje 64/7,
Vnitřní Město (Prazdroj stop: trolleybus line № 13). Guided tours: only
on Saturdays. Great brewery founded in 1869. Most popular brand of beer
in the County. The Gambrinus Plzeň brewery offers a unique experience to
visitors; the only sore point is that the guided tour of the brewery is
only in the Czech language.
5 Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Pivovar
Urquell Plzeň. Company: Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.), U Prazdroje 7, Vnitřní
Město (Prazdroj stop: trolleybus line № 13), ☎ +420 377 062 888. Guided
tours: 4th-9th months Mon-Sun 08:00-18:00, and in the X-III months
Mon-Sun 08:00-17:00. World famous large brewery, founded in 1842, with
the museum and the Spilce restaurant, is the original production site of
Pilsner beer. There is also a souvenir shop next to the brewery.
6
Purkmistr Plzeň Brewery (Pivovar Purkmistr Plzeň), Selská náves 21/2,
Černice (stop U Staré Kovárny: trolleybus line № 13 or bus lines № 32,
N2, N5), ☎ +420 377 994 311, fax: +420 377 994 377,
recepce@purkmistr.cz. Small brewery with restaurant, a bowling alley and
a connected hotel. It cannot be said that they lack originality; here,
in fact, it is possible to take a beer bath/sauna. They also serve
specialty beers like radish beer and cannabis beer.
7 Plzeň Historical Underground (Plzeňské historické podzemí), Veleslavínova 58/6, Vnitřní Město (Na Rychtářce stop: bus line № 28. Or Náměstí Republiky stop: tram line № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 377 235 574, podzemi @plzenskepodzemi.cz. Adults: 100,- CZK. Children from 6 years, Students, Pensioners over 70 years: 70,- CZK. Guided tours: in months II-III daily 10:00-17:00, and in months IV-XII daily 10:00-18:00. Medieval underground passage that runs under a part of the city. The guide speaks very good English and German but not Italian. The dungeon, which was begun during the 13th century and finished during the 19th century, is an integral part of a historical structural development of Plzen, which began with its foundation in 1295. Consisting of two or three cellars used in the past to store foodstuffs. Later they were also used for technical purposes such as, for example, hydraulic conduits.
8 Republic Square (Namesti Republiky) (Náměstí Republiky stop: bus
lines № 20, 33, N1, N4 and tram lines № 1, 2, 4). The square is
surrounded on either side by historic buildings, its beautiful
Renaissance Town Hall, and at its center the Gothic St. Bartholomew's
Cathedral, with the tallest spire in the nation.
9 Prague Bridge
(Pražský most), Pražská ulice, Vnitřní Město. Beautiful stone bridge,
located between the city center (Vnitřním Město) and the eastern suburb
(Východním Předměstí), with a Pietà sculpture in the middle of the
bridge.
10 Wilson Bridge (Wilsonův most, former (DE) Kaiser
Franz-Josef Brücke (CS) císaře Františka Josefa I. most), between
Anglické nábřeží and Denisovo nábřeží, Jižní Předměstí (Stop Muzeum:
trolleybus line № 13 and bus lines № 33, 40). Built in 1913 and
partially destroyed in WWII it was rebuilt and restored between 2012 and
2013 to its original state and splendour.
11 Plzeň Zoological and Botanical Garden (Zoologická a botanická
zahrada města Plzně), Pod Vinicemi 928/9, Plzeň, Severní Předměstí (stop
Zoologická zahrada: tram line № 4), ☎ +420 378 038 325, zoo@plzen.eu.
Mon-Sun 08:00–18:00. Beautiful zoo, it is the second oldest zoo in the
Czech Republic, having been founded in 1926. On an area of 21 hectares
it houses more than 1,200 species of animals. The area includes a
botanical garden, founded in 1961, with a total greenhouse area of 750
meters, with 12,000 plant species, and a section dedicated to dinosaurs
called Dino Park Plzeň which is great fun especially for children. A
visit to the second largest bear park in Europe is also not to be
missed. The Akva-Tera exhibition in the Plzeň Zoological Garden allows
visitors to peek into the heart of the forest, desert and coral-filled
seas. Every day you can participate in guided demonstrations and feed
the animals. The exhibition is divided into several thematic units - you
will find the South American forest, the desert of the driest areas of
Madagascar, freshwater aquariums and examples of coral reefs. Every day,
so visitors will be able to see animals up close while feeding or learn
something about some species of animals, among which there will be
snakes, tarantulas and piranhas.
12 Dino Park Plzeň, Nad ZOO 1,
Plzeň, Severní Předměstí (Zoologická zahrada stop: tram line № 4), ☏
+420 378 774 636, plzen@dinopark.cz. Adults: 90,- CZK, Children 3 - 15
years: 60,- CZK. Mon-Sun 08:00–18:00. An amusement park with life-size
reconstructions of prehistoric animals. There are really impressive
models and reproductions, complete with sound effects and movement
capabilities. Visiting the park you can see, in the Dino Aquario, a
quality 3D documentary, with reconstructions of what happened under the
surface of the Mesozoic seas.
Memorials
13 Memoriale ai soldati dell'armata americana (Monument
to the soldiers of the American army), (Fermata U Práce: filobus linee №
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and autobus linee № 27, 35, 57, N1, N2,
N3, N4, N5, N6, N7 and tram line № 4). free. 24/24. Inscription: THANK
YOU AMERICA! ON MAY 6TH 1945 THE CITY OF PLZEŇ WAS LIBERATED BY THE U.S.
ARMY.
THANKS AMERICA! ON MAY 6, 1945 THE CITY OF PLZEN WAS LIBERATED
BY THE AMERICAN ARMY
6. V. 1945 THE MEN OF THE SIXTEENTH ARMORED
DIVISION WE'LL NEVER FORGET. WE WILL NEVER FORGET 6 V. 1990.
14 St. Bartholomew's Cathedral (katedrála svatého Bartoloměje),
Namesti Republiky (stop Náměstí Republiky: bus lines № 20, 33, N1, N4
and tram lines № 1, 2, 4). Visit to the platform Adults 50,- CZK and
children ((CS) deti) half.. 10:00-18:00 (last ascent at 17:20). Built in
the Gothic style, its construction began at the end of the 13th century.
Its bell tower with a height of 102.26 m is the tallest spire in the
Czech Republic. Its viewing platform at a height of 62 meters can be
reached via 301 steps.
15 Great Synagogue (Velká synagoga), sady
Pětatřicátniků (stop U Synagogy and Sady Pětatřicátníků: tram lines № 1,
2, 4), ☏ +420 377 235 749. April-October Sun-Fri 10am-6pm: 00, in the
months from September to March by appointment only. The Great Synagogue,
built 1888-1893 in the Moorish-Romanesque style, is the second largest
synagogue in Europe and the third largest in the world (after those in
Jerusalem and Budapest). Inside, exhibitions and concerts are also
organised.
16 Ethnographic Museum (Muzeum Národopisné), Náměstí Republiky
106/13, Vnitřní Město (stop Náměstí Republiky: bus lines № 20, 33, N1,
N4 and tram lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 378 370 200, narodopis @zcm.cz.
Tue-Sun 10am–6pm. The museum tells the story of the ancient people who
inhabited Plzeň and the surrounding area. In the main hall, there are
ethnographic, historical and natural exhibits, as well as various
travelogue exhibits.
17 West Bohemian Museum (Západočeské Muzeum),
Kopeckého sady 357/2, Vnitřní Město (Muzeum stop: trolleybus line № 13),
☎ +420 378 370 111, fax: +420 378 370 150, info@zcm.cz. The Museum was
founded in 1878. The range of historical, artistic and ethnographic
exhibits and scientific collections are among the largest in the Czech
Republic. The museum building consists of three floors and three wings,
and is located on the south- east of the Franciscan convent, designed at
the end of the 19th century. Since the early 1990s, the museum has also
offered scholarships and has been involved in research in the historical
field in collaboration with the local university;
18 Puppet Museum
(Muzeum loutek), náměstí Republiky 137/23, Vnitřní Město (stop Náměstí
Republiky: bus lines № 20, 33, N1, N4 and tram lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420
378 370 801, muzeumloutek@zcm.cz. Adults 60,- CZK, children 30,- CZK,
families 150,- CZK. Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. Did you know that Plzeň is the
birthplace of the famous puppets Spejbl and Hurvinek? At the Museum, in
a historic house on the Republic Square, which opened in mid-September
2009, you can go and see these world-famous puppets from Plzeň. This is
not a classic exhibition to visit, but you can try yourself to play as
puppeteers. This is just one example of the "interactive culture" that
the city is aiming for within the projects related to the title of
European Capital of Culture 2015.
19 Museum of Ghosts (Muzeum
Strašidel), Náměstí Republiky 33 (entrance from the Central hotel. Bus
stop Náměstí Republiky: bus lines № 20, 33, N1, N4 and tram lines № 1,
2, 4), ☎ +420 377 223 473, plzen@muzeumstrasidel.cz. Adults 80,- CZK,
children and pensioners 50,- CZK. Mon-Sun 10am–6pm. More than a museum,
it is a unique exhibition of ghosts, puppets, tales, fairy tales, and
ancient stories of magic, now forgotten. Suitable for children and
perhaps also for adults who have not forgotten the poetry of things, the
museum is a good place to visit for school trips, birthday parties and
similar events.
20 Museum of Transport Technology (Muzea Dopravní
Techniky), V Malé Doubravce 1242/27, Doubravka (Opavská stop: trolleybus
lines № 16, 17 and bus lines № 29, 30, N3, N6), ☎ +420 377 262 911,
muzeum@csadplzen.cz. by appointment only (at least 24 hours in advance);
Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00. The museum has interesting historical material on
the use of buses in southwestern Bohemia (photos, films, maps,
timetables, uniforms, various equipment).
21 American Army Memorial
Museum (Památník americké armády muzeum), Kulturní dům Peklo, Pobřežní
2220/10 (stop Hlavní pošta: tram lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 378 037 954
(ticket office), +420 378 037 956 (offices), info@patton-memorial.cz.
60,- CZK. Tue-Sun 09:00-13:00/14:00-17:00. The museum tries to tell the
story of the bombing and the US presence in Plzeň during the Second
World War. Opened in 2005, it is the largest Czech museum on this
subject.
There are several events throughout the year; some of them are:
Bavarian Culture Days (Flowers for Plzeň, in Czech: květin pro Plzni),
Náměstí Republiky. 20th to 26th April 2015. As part of the Bavarian Week
there will be several colorful cultural festivals which will culminate
on 26th April in the final celebration with the action Flowers for
Plzeň, in which thousands of flowers from Bavaria will be donated to
Plzeň as a token of 'friendship.
Final film festival. April 26 to May
2, 2015. Czechoslovakian films and documentaries are presented.
Liberation Day. 1 to 6 May 2015. The holiday commemorates the liberation
of Plzeň from Nazi Germany by George Patton's Third Army in 1945; for
the occasion, the city is filled with music and cultural events.
Appetit Festival, in Plzeň Plaza Shopping Center,
petr@apetitfestival.cz. 50,- CZK per day. 17th to 18th May 2015. The
largest gastronomic festival in Western Bohemia.
CIOFF International
Folklore Festival (Mezinárodní folklorní festival CIOFF), Scéna "U
Branky", Smetanovy sady, ☎ +420 723 979 527 (mobile), info@mffplzen.eu.
3rd to 7th June 2015. Multi-venue festival with Czech and international
folk ensembles from all over the world. The main stage "U Branky" is set
up in the Smetanovy sady.
Rock for People EUROPE 2015, Motokáry
Papírna, Zahradní 173/2, Východní Předměstí (Stop Mikulášské náměstí:
tram lines № 1, 2, 4 and bus line № N2), help@ticketsforpeople.cz. Fri
03 July 2015 to Sun 05 July 2015. Urban version of the Rock for People
festival in Hradec Králové. It is part of the Pilsen 2015 - European
Capital of Culture project.
Puppet Rock Festival. The last weekend of
July. It is held in front of Plzeň Square.
Lively Street Festival
(Festival Živá ulice), Náměstí Republiky, ☎ +420 222 352 091,
info@zivaulice.eu. from 10 to 23 August 2015. Street entertainment,
theatrical performances and musical events are held, with small stages
around the city center and a large stage in Piazza della Repubblica.
Pilsner Fest (area map). September. The largest and most famous beer
festival in the Czech Republic, which roughly coincides with the
founding anniversary of the Urquell brewery (it can happen, however,
that it is celebrated earlier, as happened in 2010, when it was held on
27 and 28 August).
Metalfest, Pod Vinicemi 828/9, Severní Předměstí
(Amfiteátr stop: bus line № 41. Area map), ☏ +420 577 432 580, +420 224
235 267 (Pragokoncert Bohemia a.s. ticket office), +420 577 432 420 (
Pragokoncert Bohemia a.s. office), fax: +420 577 432 420,
pragokoncert@pragokoncert.com. from 5 to 7 June 2015. The Metalfest is a
Central European festival of Heavy metal music, held in the amphitheater
of the city.
1 House of Culture (Měšťanská Beseda), Kopeckého sady 59/13, Jižní
Předměstí (Stop Mrakodrap lines № 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and bus
lines № 20, 27, 34, 35, 57 , N1, N2, N3, N7), ☎ +420 378 037 922,
rezervace@mestanskabeseda.cz. This luxurious neo-Renaissance palace was
completed last century by František Kotek who extended a pre-existing
palace owned by the municipality. It is not possible to give a single
definition of this place; if you are looking for cultural events this is
the right place for you. The huge building, in fact, houses a bit of
everything one could wish for: a restaurant, a literary café, various
clubs and a set of rooms of different sizes used from time to time as a
cinema, theatre, event halls or conference rooms . But even if you don't
intend to listen to a lecture, which is almost all in Czech, we still
recommend that you drop by and be charmed by the luxurious interiors and
refined architecture of the building.
2 Škoda Sport Park,
Malostranská (Stop Vodárna: bus lines № 22, 29, 30 and trolleybus lines
№ 10, 13), ☎ +420 739 005 699 (mobile). open all the year. The park is
located south of the city centre. The park is the ideal place for those
who love jogging or enjoying a long walk (even after sunset due to the
artificial lighting). In addition to this, in the sports park there is a
skateboard ramp, beach volleyball courts, a climbing wall and a rope
center (LC) where you can try a course with 15 obstacles of varying
difficulty both in pairs and individually if you are the adventurous
type. For the more relaxed types there is a giant swing.
3 Fairy Tale
House (Dům pohádek), Na Chmelnicích 1599/3, Severní Předměstí (Stop
Amfiteátr: bus lines № 25, 41, 56), ☏ +420 724 770 728 (info - mobile),
+420 725 950 066 (booking nanny - mobile), dumpohadek@polproduction.cz.
Nanny service for your children 79,- CZK per hour. Tue-Sun 09:00–19:00.
A house designed for children aged 3 and up, inspired by fairy tales
with screens projecting the main fairy tale characters. Children can
enjoy a fabulous program and workshops every day. The space is decorated
with artwork of Mole, Křemílek and Vochomůrka, Reed and other characters
from traditional Czech and Bohemian bedtime stories. The structure also
offers the possibility of a complete catering and pastry service,
desserts, sandwiches, cakes, salads, and much more. If you want to go
and see the city and enjoy some time without your children you can take
advantage of the service of a nanny.
Prices in Plzeň are generally lower than in Prague. Like any
self-respecting Bohemian city, the strong point of Plzeň or Pilsen (if
you want to call it the German way) are the markets. Open-air markets
are organized almost all year round and certainly during the holidays,
where you can find many items of all kinds, from food to souvenirs.
Markets
1 St. Joseph's Traditional Market (Josefovsko –
velikonoční tradiční trhy), Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní Město. Between
March and April.
2 Farmers' Markets (Farmářské trhy), Náměstí
Republiky, Vnitřní Město. The second and last Saturday of each month, in
the morning from 08:00 to 12:00, from the end of March to mid-December.
Famous for its certified organic products.
3 May Market (Májový
tradiční trhy), Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní Město. In May.
4 St.
Bartholomew's Traditional Market (Bartolomějský tradiční trhy), Náměstí
Republiky, Vnitřní Město. In August.
5 St. Vincent Traditional Market
(Václavský tradiční trhy), Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní Město. In
September.
6 Havel Traditional Market (Havelský tradiční trhy),
Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní Město. In October.
7 St. Martin's
Traditional Market (Martinský tradiční trhy), Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní
Město. In November.
8 Traditional Christmas Market (Vánoční tradiční
trhy), Náměstí Republiky, Vnitřní Město. Between November and December.
Organic shops - Bio a prirodni prodejny
9 HerBio organic store
(Bioprodejna HerBio), V Šipce 653/8, Jižní Předměstí (Stop U Práce: bus
lines № 27, 35, 57, N1, N2, N3, N7 and trolleybus lines № 10 to 17), ☎
+420 377 235 414, info@herbio.cz. Mon-Sat 08:00–18:00. Sale of organic
food and products (biopotraviny a bioprodukty in Czech). edit
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Little Hope Shop - Marie Hrubá's Aroma (Obchůdek naděje - Aroma v Marie
Hrubá), Prokopova 206/27, Jižní Předměstí (Prokopova stop: trolleybus),
☎ +420 377 221 874, obchudeknadeje@hildegarda.cz. Mon-Fri
09:00–13:00/14:00–17:00. Sale of food and organic products (biopotraviny
a bioprodukty) and products of alternative and homeopathic medicine, the
work of a long tradition both in Europe (inaugurated by the medieval
saint Hildegard of Bingen) and in Asia (in particular those used by
Traditional Chinese Medicine).
11 Agricultural Products Shop
(Farmářský obchod), Lobezská 57/63, Lobzy (Částkova stop: trolleybus
line № 12), ☎ +420 734 738 524, info@farmarsky-obchod.cz. Mon-Fri
08:00-17:30. They sell fruit, vegetables, meat and other agricultural
products. They also offer herbs and teas, wine, eggs, sausages, sea
buckthorn and other pastry products.
1 Ristorante caffè bar Anděl (restaurant café bar Anděl), Bezručova
151/5, Inner City (Fermata Náměstí Republiky: tram linee № 1, 2, 4 and
bus linee № 20, 33, N1, N4), ☎ +420 773 830 712 (mobile),
info@andelcafe.cz. Mon-Mar 07:30-00:00, Wed-Giu 07:30-01:00, Fri
07:30-02:00, Sat 09:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-22:00, ai concerti si apre alle
ore 20:00. Vegetarian restaurant with local and international cuisine
specialty. bevande analcoliche con limonate australiane Bickford’s Old
Style Sodas. Birre alla spina: Bernard 12° - Bernard 10° - Bernard scuro
(Black) 13°.
2 Caffè Infinity senza Stress, OC Olympia, Písecká
972/1, district Plzeň 8-Černice (nel centro commerciale Olympia. Fermata
NC Černice: filobus linea № 13 and bus linea № 32), ☎ +420 377 918 775,
bezstresu@cafeinfinity.cz. Mon-Sun 09:00-21:00. Caffé con un
amoblamiento tipico inizio anni anni 1960.
3 Caffè e bar Sky (Café
and Bar Sky), Angliké nábreží 2434/1, Eastern Suburbs (16esimo piano del
palazzo BCB. Fermata ´Engliské nábreží: filobus linea № 13), ☎ +420 378
226 185. lun-gio 14: 00-23:00, Fri 14:00-00:00, Sat 12:00-00:00, House
12:00-23:00. Il caffé Sky Bar offers a spectacular view of Pilsen dal
palazzo BCB. Si possono gustare molti tipi di ottimi caffè classici o
aromatizzati con dolci raffinati even di produzione propria. Per chi
prefererìe vi sono cocktails e per chi a fame vi è anche una scelta
gastronomica di piatti, acuaremente seleccionati dalle tendenze di
gastronomia moderna (Testo ufficiale).
4 Discoteca 21 Club, Prokopova 238/21, Bory, Jižní Předměstí (Entrata
dal cortile. Fermata Prokopova: filobus linee № 10, 13, 14), ☎ +420 725
044 977 (mobile), +420 603 511 760 (mobile), info@21club.cz. Thu
21:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 19:00-05:00. Club aperto nel 1995 con una ballo
track, bar, lounge, free internet connection via Wi-Fi, una terrazza
estiva nel cortile con grill e posti a sedere. Birre dalla spina: Fenix
13° - Gambrinus 10° - Gambrinus Excellent 11° - Pilsenský Prazdroj.
5
Caffè Jazz rock Dominik, Dominikánská 281/3, Inner City (a circa 100
meters north of Piazza della Repubblica. Fermata Náměstí Repubblica:
tram linee № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 721 546 231 (mobile), mailto
:jazzrockdominikcafe@seznam.cz. Si accetta solo cashanti. Mon-Gio
10:00-01:00, Fri 10:00-04:00, Sat 13:00-02:00, House 13:00-00:00.
Piacevole posto non fumatori nel centro della città che offer sia una
tranquilla tazza daily di caffè e altre bevande nonalcoliche ma anche
una selecta tra più di bevande alcoliche (with a vast selection of
distillati: rum, vodka, whiskey e bourbon). Birre dalla spina: Fenix 13°
- Gambrinus 10° - Pilsenský Prazdroj.
6 Discoteca e Bar Goethe's
Mefisto (Goethe's Mefisto Dance Club and Bar), Smetanový sady, Goetheva
9/2, Jižní Předměstí (Fermata Goethe: filobus linea № 13 e autobus linea
№ N7 o fermata Museum: filobus linea № 13 e autobus linea № 33), ☎ +420
602 342 002 (mobile), info@mefistobar.com. Mon-Thurs 17:00-06:00,
Fri-Sun 19:00-06:00. Il nome del locale vicino al parco Smetana è dueto
al nome della strada e del suo personaggio Mefistofele di Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe. Musica: dance, rock and oldies in base al programma
attuale. Birre dalla spina: Gambrinus 10° - Pilsenský Prazdroj.
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Ristorante e club Paříž (Restaurant and club Paris), Pařížská 1710/5,
Eastern Suburbs (Fermata Pařížská: filobus linee № 11, 12, 15, 16, 17
and autobus linee № 35, 57, N2, N3, N5, N6 ), ☎ +420 377 227 635.
Ristorante con sala da ballo not molto distante dalla stazione
ferroviaria centrale. Il più grande pointo di forza di questo ristorante
è senza dubbio la sua cucina, che resta aperta even durante la notte,
quindi nessun problema a trovara un buon pasto even tre e mezza del
mattino. Birre dalla spina: Gambrinus 10° - Pilsenský Prazdroj.
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Discoteca club e bar PH+ (Dance club and bar PH+), Martinská 10/1, Jižní
Předměstí (Fermata Museum: filobus linea № 13 and bus linea № 33), ☎
+420 377 918 826, +420 777 760 169 (mobile ), pehacko@pehacko.cz. mer
entrata gratuita, Fri-Sat 70,- and 90,- CZK. Wed, Fri-Sat 21:00-05:00,
bar aperto solo fino alle 04:00. Discoteca al Kopecky sady. Musica:
elettronica (House, Progressive, Electro). Birre alla spina: Garnet 12°
- Hoegaarden White - Staropramen 10° - Staropramen 12° - Staropramen
Black - Stella Artois.
Biglietteria online Pilsen (Plzen ticket), info@plzenskavstupenka.cz. 24 ore su 24. Biglietti online per tutti gli eventi Plzeň2015, teatro, cinema, musica, festival, sport, bambini, techmania e altro.
9 Orchestra filarmonica di Plzeň (Pilsen Philharmonic), Náměstí Míru 2363/10, Jižní Předměstí (Fermata Náměstí Míru: tram linea № 4 o fermata Poliklinika Bory: bus linea № 29), ☎ +420 377 423 336, info@plzenskafilharmonie.cz .
10 Josefa Kajetána Tyla Great Theater (Velké divadlo J. K. Tyla),
Smetanovy sady 1129/16, Jižní Předměstí (near the ethnographic museum.
Divadlo J. K. Tyla stop: bus lines № 28, 41, 56 or Sady Pětatřicátníků
stop: tram lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 378 038 070 (info), +420 378 038 190
(ticket office), fax: +420 377 323 941, gebelt@plzen.eu. around 7,- €
for ordinary shows. JK Tyla Theater is one of the most important in the
city and the main theater in the county. It was inaugurated on 27
September 1902 and is the work of the architect Antonín Balšánek. Many
artists, sculptors and painters collaborated on the decorations of this
sumptuous opera house. Today it is the most prestigious place an artist
can dream of performing in the city. The great room and foyer may also
be rented for holding private events. Pre-sale tickets at the ticket
office on Sedláčkova 174/2 in the city centre.
11 Josefa Kajetána
Tyla New Theater (Nové divadlo J. K. Tyla), Palackého náměstí 2971/30,
Jižní Předměstí, ☎ +420 378 038 048 (info), +420 378 038 049 (info),
+420 378 038 190 (bi ticket office), kaslj@plzen.eu. Built specifically
for events related to the title of European capital of culture, the new
theater opened its doors at the end of 2014 and is housed in a building
with ultra-modern architecture. In terms of events, this theater with
its two stages, the "new stage" (Nové scéna) and the "small stage" (Malá
scéna) focuses on the same genres as the big theater and on more modern
compositions which are lacking in the previous one . Pre-sale tickets at
the ticket office on Sedláčkova 174/2 in the city centre.
12 Alfa
Theater (Divadlo Alfa), Rokycanská 174/7, Lobzy (Letná stop: bus lines №
N3, N6 or trolleybus lines № 11, 15), ☏ +420 378 038 464 (info), +420
378 038 464 (ticket office ), fax: +420 378 038 477,
info@divadloalfa.cz. Mon-Fri 08:00-15:30. A theater dedicated to
children.
13 V Boudě Puppet Theater (Loutkové divadlo V Boudě (IT) In
the Hall), in M-Klub, Macháčkova 943/28, Skvrňany (Stop Zadní Skvrňany:
bus lines № 24. 37, N2 or railway stop Plzeň-Zadní Skvrňany) , ☎ +420
607 910 127 (mobile), kasparek@vboude.com. Sun-Fri closed, Sat 4pm–5pm.
This theater mainly focuses on traditional plays by Czech authors. The
implementation of these games is done in the traditional illusory way,
of the puppeteer theater, in the historical setting of the historical
puppets on the strings.
14 Špalíček Puppet Theater (Loutkové divadlo
Špalíček (IT) Crack), in D-Klub, Zábělská 1280/54b, Doubravka
(Habrmannovo námesti stop: trolleybus lines № 16, 17 or Doubravka stop:
bus lines № 28, N6), ☎ +420 777 639 484 (mobile), spalicek.ld@seznam.cz.
30,- CZK. The show starts at 3.30pm. Ticket office open from 3.00pm.
15 Střípek Puppet Theater (Loutkové divadlo Střípek), Kyjevská 1672/49,
Východní Předměstí (Stop Nám. Generála Píky: tram line № 2), ☎ +420 371
422 102, +420 604 181 245 ( mobile), divadlo.stripek @seznam.cz.
Modest prices
1 Vegetka Restaurant (Restaurace Vegetka), Americká
1166/13, Jižní Předměstí (Stop U Práce: bus lines № 27, 35, 57, N1, N2,
N3, N7 and trolleybus lines № 10 to 17), ☎ +420 377 325 882,
info@vegetka.cz. Mon-Fri 07:30-18:00. The restaurant also offers a
vegetarian and vegan menu.
Average prices
2 Na Spilce
Restaurant (Restaurace Na Spilce), U Prazdroje 64/7, Východní Předměstí
(access through the souvenir shop in the Pilsner Urquell brewery.
Prazdroj stop: bus line № 28 and trolleybus № 13), ☎ +420 377 062 755 ,
naspilce@naspilce.com. Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun
11am-10pm. With 550 seats, perhaps the largest Czech restaurant, located
in the Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
3 Na Parkanu (Pivovarský šenk Na
Parkanu), Veleslavínova 59/4, Vnitřní Město (Na Rychtářce stop: bus line
№ 28), ☏ +420 377 324 485, info@naparkanu.com. favorable prices for
specials of the day (CS) denni-nabidka. Mon-Wed 11:00-23:00, Thu
11:00-24:00, Fri–Sat 11:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-22:00. Brewery-Tavern in the
30s style, founded in 1966, takes its name from its location close to
the city walls, called Parkány.
4 U Mansfelda (Restaurace a Vinárna U
Mansfelda), Dřevěná 102/9, Vnitřní Město (Stop Náměstí Republiky: bus
lines № 20, 33, 40, N1), ☎ +420 377 333 844, fax: +420 377 333 8 45,
info@umansfelda.cz. Restaurant: Mon-Thurs 11:00-23:00, Fri-Sat
11:00-24:00, Sun 12:00-22:00. Wine shop: Tue-Sat 17:00-24:00. Restaurant
on the ground floor of a building in the city centre. Serves good
traditional Czech food. Together with the wine cellar, located on the
lower floor, it gives a rustic and at the same time homely atmosphere.
The restaurant also has a beautiful terrace, raised above street level,
from which you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Šafářovy Sady park.
5 Potrefená Husa (Restaurace Potrefená Husa), Martinská 10/1, Jižní
Předměstí (Stop Muzeum: bus lines № 33, 40 and trolleybus lines № 13), ☎
+420 377 320 832. Sun-Mon 11am–12pm , Tue–Sat 11:00–01:00. Cuisine:
international.
6 U Salzmannu, Pražská 90/8, Vnitřní Město (Náměstí
Republiky stop: tram lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 377 235 476,
info@usalzmannu.com. Mon-Thurs 11:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-24:00, Sun
11:00-22:00. The oldest club in Plzeň.
7 Stará Sladovna, Malá 362/3,
Vnitřní Město, ☎ +420 377 225 151, +420 773 225 154 (mobile),
info@rafia.cz. Mon-Thurs 11am-12pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 11am-11pm.
Medieval style restaurant and tavern.
8 Slunečnize, Jungmannova
169/4, Jižní Předměstí (Mrakodrap stop: trolleybus lines № 10 to 17), ☎
+420 377 236 093, slunecnice@slunecniceplzen.cz. Mon-Sun 11am–8pm.
Restaurant with organic dishes, also vegetarian or vegan.
1 AK Penzion, Křimická 280/102, Skvrňany (Sulislavská stop: bus lines
№ 41, 56), ☎ +420 605 113 606 (mobile), kpenzion@seznam.cz. Family-run
pension with double, triple and quadruple rooms with private bathroom.
Kitchen with fridge, microwave and kettle for common use
2 Euro
Hostel/Hotel Roudna, Na Roudné 400/13, Severní Předměstí (Otýlie
Beníškové stop: bus lines № 20, 33, 40, N1), ☎ +420 377 259 926,
info@hotelroudna.cz.
3 Penzion Mirtl, Zborovská 103/7, Doudlevce
(Doudlevce stop, ETZ: trolleybus lines № 10, 13, 14 and bus lines № 22,
29), ☏ +420 603 243 924 (mobile), montasto@seznam.cz. 280,- CZK per
person and night. Pension with double and triple rooms with shared
bathroom. Kitchen with fridge, microwave and kettle for common use.
4
Penzion Harry, Křimická 284/114, Skvrňany (Sulislavská stop: bus lines №
41, 56), ☎ +420 377 383 047, penzionhary@seznam.cz.
5 Accommodation
Plzeň (Ubytovna Plzeň), Náměstí Českých bratří 2476/10, Jižní Předměstí
(Stop Náměstí Českých bratří: trolleybus line № 16 and bus line № 22,
41. Railway station Plzeň-Jižní předměstí about 300 m.), ☎ + 420 378 138
601, fax: +420 378 138 600, info@ubytovnyplzen.cz. from 170,- CZK p min.
four nights or 275,- CZK for one night per person. The least expensive
accommodation in Plzeň, simple and clean with the most beautiful view on
the upper floors over the city.
6 Presente Plus Accommodation
(Ubytovna Presente Plus), Slovanská alej 2445/41, Východní Předměstí
(Světovar stop: tram line № 2 and bus lines № 22, 51, N2), ☎ +420 377
918 188.
7 River Hostel (Hostel River), Černická 571/14, Jižní
Předměstí (Stop U Radbuzy: trolleybus lines № 10, 13, 14), ☎ +420 774
082 790 (mobile), hostelriver@seznam.cz.
8 Silenus accommodation
(Ubytovna Silenus), Zahradní 1941/25, Východní Předměstí (Liliová stop:
tram lines № 1, 4 and bus line № N2), ubytovna.zahradni@silenus.cz.
Double, triple and quadruple rooms with semi- or private bathroom. There
are fridge, microwave and kettle for common use
9 Zahradni Lodging
(Ubytovna Zahradni), Zahradní 2078/21, Východní Předměstí (Jedlová or
Liliová stop: tram lines № 1, 4 and bus lines № N2), ☎ +420 377 443 262,
recepce@ubytovnaplzen.cz
10 Pension City, Sady 5. Května 52, (Náměstí Republiky stop: tram
lines № 1, 2, 4), ☎ +420 377 326 069.
11 Pension Morrison, Thámova
797/9, Jižní Předměstí (Chodské náměstí stop: tram line № 4 and bus line
№ N1), ☎ +420 377 370 952, hotel@morrison.cz.
12 Pension Stará Plzeň
***, Na Roudné 68/12, Severní Předměstí (Otýlie Beníškové stop: bus
lines № 20, 33, 40, N1), ☎ +420 377 259 901, pension.sp@centrum.cz.
Check-in: 2.00pm, check-out: 11.00am. Hotel in historic house with rooms
furnished with real wood furniture.
13 Pension Vis, Farského 638/14,
Východní Předměstí (Jedlová stop: tram lines № 1, 4 and bus lines № N2),
☎ +420 608 672 782 (mobile), penzionvis@visplzen.cz. room 550,- CZK for
one person, 950,- CZK for two people, plus 100,- CZK if breakfast.
14 Hotel Central, Náměstí Republiky 358/33, Vnitřní Město (Náměstí
Republiky stop: tram lines № 1, 2, 4 and bus lines № 20, 33, 40, N1), ☎
+420 377 226 757, hotel-central@zkdplzen .cz.
15 Hotel Courtyard
(Marriott hotel chain), Sady 5. kvetna 2699/57, Východní Předměstí (~162
m – 3 min Na Rychtářce stop: bus line № 28), ☎ +420 373 370 131, +420
373 370 134, cy.prgpz.reception@courtyard.com. 195 room hotel with in
room coffee maker, workout center with terrace, covered parking,
Pils'n'Grill restaurant with show kitchen, 24/7 convenience store, free
Wi-Fi, GoBoard - a virtual concierge. Also four conference rooms varying
in size.
16 Hotel Irida ***s, Na Poříčí 398/3, Severní Předměstí
(Otýlie Beníškové stop: bus lines № 20, 33, 40, N1), ☎ +420 725 479 418,
fax: +420 373 729 616, hotel@ irida.cz. single room from 1.250,- CZK,
double from 1.550.- CZK.
17 Hotel Panorama (Best Western hotel
chain), V Lomech 1836/11, Bolevec (~230 m – 3 min. Tleskačova stop: bus
line № 27), ☎ +420 377 534 323, fax: +420 377 534 328,
recepte@panorama-pm.cz.
18 Parkhotel Plzeň, U Borského parku 2791/31,
Jižní Předměstí (~140 m – 2 min. stop Sídliště Bory: trolleybus lines №
14, 16 and bus line № 30), ☎ +420 378 772 977, fax: +420 378 772 978,
hotel@parkhotel-czech.eu. Hotel with its own congress center with eleven
rooms for 1500 guests.
19 Hotel Primavera ****, Nepomucká 1058/128,
Černice (~241 m – 4 min. stop Čechurov: trolleybus lines № 10, 13 or bus
lines № 23, N2), ☏ +420 378 020 500, fax: +420 378 020 501,
info@primaverahotel.cz. Hotel with its own congress centre.
20
Purkmistr ****, Selská náves 21/2, Černice (at ~410 m – 6 min. stop U
Staré Kovárny: trolleybus line № 13 or bus lines № 32, N2, N5), ☎ +420
377 994 311, fax: +420 377 994 377, recepce@purkmistr.cz. Hotel with
restaurant, own brewery and an area.
21 Hotel U Zvonu ****, Pražská
2685/27, Východní Předměstí (~177 m – 3 min. stop U Zvonu: bus lines №
71, 72), ☎ +420 378 011 855, fax: +420 378 011 856,
recepce@hotel-uzvonu.cz.
University hospital, Lochotín campus (Fakultní nemocnice, Lochotín),
Alej Svobody 923/80, Severní Předměstí (Nemocnice stop Lochotín: bus
lines № 25, 33, 34), ☎ +420 377 103 111, fnplzen@fnplzen.cz.
University Hospital, Bory campus (Fakultní nemocnice, Bory), Edvarda
Beneše 1128/13, Jižní Předměstí (Nemocnice Bory stop: trolleybus line №
16 and bus lines № 22, N1), ☎ +420 377 401 111, fnplzen@fnplzen.cz .
Agel Polyclinic (Poliklinika Agel, Železniční poliklinika), Švihovská
2444/14, Východní Předměstí (Stop Železniční poliklinika: trolleybus
lines № 11, 15, 16, 17), ☎ +420 371 155 200, +42 0 371 155 201,
plzen@pol .agel.cz. General hospital for railway workers, managed by
Agel.
30 Bory Polyclinic (Poliklinika Bory), Čechova 2641/44, Jižní
Předměstí (Stop Poliklinika Bory: bus line № 29), ☎ +420 373 723 111,
info@poliklinikabory.cz.
Polyclinic Denisovo nabrezi (Poliklinika
Denisovo nabrezi), Denisovo nábřeží 1000/4, Východní Předměstí (Hlavní
nádraží stop (then walk towards the back of the Police station): tram
lines № 1, 2, 4 or Pařížská stop (then walk along the at the back of the
Tesco shop): bus lines № 34, N2, N3, N5, N6 or trolleybus lines № 10,
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17), ☎ +420 378 218 111, fax: +420 378 218 417,
info@pdnplzen.cz. The polyclinic on Denisovo nábřeží in Plzeň, in
addition to being the city's university hospital, is also an important
health facility for the entire county.
Slovany Polyclinic,
Francouzská třída 2080/4, Východní Předměstí (Poliklinika Slovany stop:
bus lines № 29, 30 or further away Radnice Slovany stop: tram line № 2),
☎ +420 378 014 111, info@poliklinikaslovany.cz. Second city polyclinic.
Perhaps smaller than the previous one, but equally equipped and
efficient.
Internet
Free Internet connection is available in many hotels,
cafés and restaurants. In case of need, there are several Internet cafes
scattered around Plzeň:
Arena - Internet Cafe (Internetová kavárna
Arena), Františkánská 126/10, Vnitřní Město (near St. Bartholomew's
Cathedral), ☎ +420 377 220 402.
Internet PC Games - Internet Cafe
(Internetová kavárna Net-Games), Prokopova 336/30, Jižní Předměstí, ☎
+420 604 238 967 (mobile), lukas.tousek@seznam.cz. Mon-Fri 08:00–22:00,
Sat-Sun 10:00–22:00.
Neila - Internet Cafe (Internetová kavárna
Neila), Palackého náměstí 618/24, Jižní Předměstí, ☎ +420 728 852 172
(mobile), neila@neila.cz. Mon-Fri 09:00–22:00, Sat 14:00–22:00, Sun
14:00–21:00.
Studio Nico - Internet Cafe (Internetová kavárna Nico),
Koperníkova 822/25, Jižní Předměstí, ☎ +420 608 026 667 (mobile),
pe999@email.cz. Mon-Sat 09:00–18:00.
The newly founded royal medieval city was originally called Nová Plzeň. The name was taken from an older castle with an agglomeration in its subcastle, which are now called Hůrka and Starý Plzenec. The name Plzeň is documented for them already in the 10th century in the Latin transcription Pilisin and Plizen. Its origin is uncertain. According to one theory, it comes from a personal name (however otherwise unsubstantiated) and meant "Pilzna castle" (castle), another theory assumes a connection with the Russian word opoľzeň and the meaning of "landslide", "sliding mountain" with reference to the character of the terrain.
The first mentions of Plzeň (today's Old Pilsen) date
back to 976, when Prince Boleslav II. defeated the army of the German
king Otto II. A city seat with a number of churches and lively
commercial activity gradually grew in the castle grounds. King Václav II
transferred the city to its current location (in the southern
neighborhood of the then village of Malice) under the name Nová Plzeň.
in 1295 as an important commercial crossroads of western Bohemia on the
way from Prague to Bavaria. This solved the problem of water supply, as
the place was located at the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers.
Thanks to its favorable location at the crossroads of trade routes
and especially on the route from German lands to Prague, Plzeň soon
became the third largest and most important city after Prague and Kutná
Hora. At this time, the church of St. Bartholomew in the center of the
square, the Franciscan monastery in the southeast by the walls, the
unpreserved Dominican monastery in the northwest, the hospital church of
St. Mary Magdalene from 1320.
At the very beginning of the
Hussite Wars, the Hussites had great influence in the city thanks to the
radical priest Václav Korand. In 1420, however, Koranda and Jan Žižka
had to leave for Tábor, and Plzeň became a stronghold of the Catholic
party. It was unsuccessfully besieged three times, first by Jan Žižka
and then twice by Prokop Holý, and participated in the resistance
against Jiří z Poděbrady. From 1467, the Prague Chapter was located in
Plzeň, which was the highest body of the Roman Catholic Church in
Bohemia in the years 1431–1561. The administrator of the archbishopric
at that time was Hilarius Litoměřický, who wrote a Latin History of the
City of Plzeň in addition to writings arguing with the Kališniks. Plzeň
is also the cradle of Czech book printing, the oldest print is
apparently the Statute of Arnošt of Pardubice from 1476, although
earlier it was considered the Trojan Chronicle from 1468. The oldest
printing house operated on the corner of today's Smetanova and Bezručova
streets until 1533.
At the beginning of the
16th century, the city was significantly damaged by fires, especially in
1507, when two thirds of the city burned down. The robber knight Bavůrek
from Švamberk was executed in the Plzeň square, which sparked a number
of protests. For nine months at the turn of 1599 and 1600 (from
September to June), Plzeň became the capital of the Holy Roman Empire,
when Emperor Rudolf II. fled from a plague epidemic. He resided in the
so-called Imperial House next to today's Pilsen Town Hall building.
In 1618, Plzeň was conquered for the first time by the army of the
Czech estates under the command of Peter Arnošt II. Mansfeld. During the
Thirty Years' War, the economy and culture declined. Swedish sieges in
1637 and 1648 were unsuccessful. On January 8, 1683, the 35th infantry
regiment was founded in Pilsen by decree of Leopold I. In 1695, Jan
Sladký Kozina, the leader of the Chod uprising against the nobility, was
executed in Pilsen.
In 1799, during the Napoleonic Wars, Russian
troops passed through the city. On days 16-18 Marshal Alexander
Vasiljevič Suvorov stayed here in December.
In the 19th century, burgomaster Martin Kopecký
(1828–1850) had the walls demolished and in their place, orchards were
built around the old town, today known as the Gardens of Pětatřicátníků,
Smetana, Kopecký, Šafaříkovy, Křižíkovy and 5. května. In 1832, the
first stone theater was built. In 1839, it was decided to establish the
Town Brewery (Bürgerliches Brauhaus, later Prazdroj), and on October 5,
1842, the Bavarian brewer Josef Groll brewed the first batch of beer in
it. In 1859, Count Valdštejn founded a branch of his foundries and
machine shops in Plzeň. The factory, which was bought by its chief
engineer Emil Škoda in 1869, became the basis of future Škoda plants. In
1869, the First Pilsen joint-stock brewery in Plzeň (later Gambrinus)
was founded. In 1882, František Křižík obtained a patent for his
invention of an arc lamp here, and in the following years in Pilsen he
implemented contracts for the modernization of public lighting and the
construction of a street electric railway (opened in 1899). At the end
of the 19th century, Pilsen became the cradle of the Czech Art Nouveau.
Already from the middle of the 19th century, Plzeň was the second
largest city in Bohemia and the third in all Czech countries, but by the
end of the 20th century it was already the fourth in the Czech Republic,
when it was overtaken by Ostrava. However, as a West Bohemian
metropolis, it prospered thanks to the development of engineering and
other industrial plants. During the interwar period, the city expanded,
in 1924 the villages of Doubravka, Doudlevce, Lobzy and Skvrňany were
joined, creating "Great Pilsen", the population of which exceeded one
hundred thousand (up until then, Pilsen itself was divided into the
Inner City, the Eastern Prague Suburbs, southern Imperial Suburbs and
northern Saxon Suburbs). Luděk Pik was the mayor of the city in the
years 1919–1938. A monument to the National Liberation with a dominating
bronze statue of T. G. Masaryk was built on T. G. Masaryk Square, which
was ceremoniously unveiled on October 28, 1928, as a thank you to the
president for the establishment and ten years of functioning of the
republic.
In 1938, the Czechoslovak Republic ceded its border territories to Germany. The mostly Czech Pilsen remained on the territory of the republic, but it became a city on the very border and was surrounded on three sides by Germany. The municipalities to the northwest and southwest already belonged to the Empire, as well as the present-day districts of Plzeň-Litice and Plzeň-Lhota. By government decree, on May 1, 1942, Pilsen was expanded to include the municipalities of Bolevec, Božkov, Bukovec, Černice, Hradiště, Koterov, Radobyčice, Újezd and the territorial remains of the municipality of Litic (a municipality incorporated into the Empire) and became a statutory city with 130,000 inhabitants. At that time, Škoda's factories were an important armory supplying the German army. Even so, Pilsen escaped bombing for a long time, the first major air raid did not take place until December 20, 1944, during which the brewery complex, especially Prazdroj (18 dead) was destroyed the most. Škoda's plants were significantly damaged by bombing only at the very end of the war, with an air raid on April 25, 1945, when the Allies warned of the air raid via the BBC station to minimize civilian casualties. There were a total of eleven raids during the entire war, claiming 926 victims. The attacks caused significant damage to the Nazis, but there were also mistakes, whose civilian victims became a grateful morsel of propaganda - both Nazi and later communist.
Pilsen was
liberated by American troops led by General Patton on May 6, 1945.
According to the American-Soviet agreement, Patton was not allowed to
continue. Today, the liberation of Plzeň is commemorated by the Patton
Memorial Pilsen - Memorial to the American Army 1945 made as a permanent
museum. After February 1948, during the celebrations of the anniversary
of the end of the war, there was not a word about the Americans in
Plzeň.
On June 1, 1953, the first anti-communist mass riots
occurred in Plzeň in connection with the then-current currency reform,
with demonstrators being shot. The revenge of the communist regime was,
in addition to the repression against the demonstrators, mainly Škodovka
workers, also the demolition of the Masaryk monument, a symbol of
undesirable democracy. It was the first popular protest in the entire
Soviet bloc.
At the end of the 1950s, a massive development of
housing construction began in the form of housing estates. The first
large area was established in Slovany, followed by Doubravka in 1961 and
Bory in 1968. On January 20, 1969, Josef Hlavatý, a young brewery
worker, set himself on fire in T. G. Masaryk Square in protest against
the Soviet occupation. Construction moved to the north in the 1970s and
1980s, extensive housing estates were built in the Bolevka and Lochotín
areas, just before the Velvet Revolution, construction gradually moved
west to the Vinice area. Thanks to this rapid development, in 1972 the
city exceeded the threshold of 150,000 inhabitants. Four years later,
the municipalities of Černice, Radobyčice, Koterov, Červený Hrádek,
Křimice and Radčice were also annexed, and Pilsen gained the borders it
had until 2002.
In the 1990s, the D5 highway was built near
Plzeň, connecting Prague with the former West Germany. However, due to
complications, the completion of this important thoroughfare, which
partially solved the disastrous traffic situation in Plzeň at the time,
dragged on until the first decade of the 21st century.
In September 2010, the representatives of the
international jury in Prague announced the city of Plzeň as the winner
of the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2015.
In the final, Plzeň was given priority over Ostrava. As part of the
project, the New Theater was built and a sports and relaxation center
was created in Štruncový sady in the vicinity of the football stadium. A
complex of buildings with studios and apartments for artists was to be
built on the site of the former brewery in Světovar, but this project
was canceled at the end of 2014. Its place was taken by the former depot
of transport companies, now DEPO2015. It created the so-called creative
zone. Concerts, exhibitions, lectures, conferences are organized in
DEPO2015. It includes open works Makerspace DEPO2015, open office
Coworking, educational program for creative industries,
artist-in-residence program Open A.i.R. or community garden. In 2015,
the Rock for People Europe festival also took place here, and two months
later the theater performance of the Giant Puppets in Pilsen ended here,
which, according to the organizers, was seen by 100,000 people.
At the end of April 2014, the project won the Melina Mercouri Award,
which is recommended by the monitoring and advisory committee for the
European Capitals of Culture. The condition was the fulfillment of
previously given readiness criteria. Plzeň 2015 thus received a subsidy
of 1.5 million euros for its project.
According to the
Plzeň-Tourism organization, less than 3.4 million visitors visited the
city in the "cultural" year of 2015. Of these, more than 2.8 million
were one-day trips. Approximately 540,000 tourists spent at least one
night here. A quarter of the one-day visitors were guests from abroad,
half of whom came from Germany. The numbers were shown by the analysis
of signal data of mobile operators.
Due to growing industry, the development of the population of Pilsen
was quite significant from the middle of the 19th century. It reached
its largest number, 175,229 inhabitants, in 1986. Since then, however,
due to suburbanization, their number has been slowly decreasing, until
after 2005 there was a turnaround and, for example, in 2016, Pilsen had
169,858 inhabitants. Almost 40,000 people also commute to the city for
work and study. The Pilsen agglomeration has an area of 1,323 km², it
consists of a total of 108 municipalities, and as of 2019, it had
308,707 inhabitants.
Composition of the population
According
to the 1921 census, there were 88,416 inhabitants living in 3,284
houses, of which 43,057 were women. 79,166 inhabitants claimed
Czechoslovak nationality, 6,757 German and 701 Jewish. 52,514 Roman
Catholics, 5,763 Evangelicals, 4,427 members of the Czechoslovak Hussite
Church and 3,094 Jews lived here. According to the 1930 census, 114,704
inhabitants lived here in 6,451 houses. 105,731 inhabitants claimed
Czechoslovak nationality and 6,782 German. 61,344 Roman Catholics,
10,891 Evangelicals, 6,803 members of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church
and 2,773 Jews lived here.
Currently (year 2017), the majority of
the population, precisely 119,000 inhabitants, claim Czech nationality.
The most numerous minorities are Slovak (3,086), Ukrainian (2,080) and
Vietnamese (965).
Road
Pilsen is an important traffic junction. The D5 highway
between Prague and Nuremberg with the Pilsen bypass is of major
importance today, other important roads lead to Písek, Karlovy Vary and
Klatovy
Railway junction
Pilsen Central Station is a key part
of the Pilsen railway hub, lines to Prague (line 170), České Budějovice
(line 190), Klatovy (line 183), Domažlice (line 180), Cheb (line 178)
and Žatec (line 160) depart from there. . The line Prague–Plzen–Cheb is
part of the III. of the railway corridor, i.e. the backbone line adapted
for speeds of up to 160 km/h. The city also has railway stations
Plzeň-Křimice, Plzeň-Orlík, Plzeň-Doubravka, Plzeň-Jižní Předměstí,
Plzeň-Bolevec, Plzeň-Bílá Hora, Plzeň-Doudlevce, Plzeň-Slovany,
Plzeň-Skvrňany, Plzeň-Zadní Skvrňany , Pilsen stop and Pilsen-Valcha.
Municipal
Of course, there is also a dense network of urban
public transport with trams, trolleybuses and buses. Tram transport is
provided by three lines. Line No. 1 connects Bolevec and Slovany, Line
No. 2 Světovar and Skvrňany, and the busiest Line No. 4 Košutka and the
campus of the University of West Bohemia in Borské polý. Trolleybus
transport in Pilsen complements the tram network. There are a total of 9
trolleybus lines in operation. City buses mainly connect very distant
parts of the city and, as suburban connections, they also go to some
municipalities outside the city.
Aviation
The public domestic
and non-public international airport Pilsen-Líně is located 11 km
southwest of Pilsen in the village of Líně.
Oskar Baum (1883–1941), writer and music critic
Jaroslav Beneš (*
1946), photographer
Joseph Cardinal Beran (1888–1969), Archbishop of
Prague
Hugo Boettinger (1880–1934), painter, printmaker
Blanka
Bohdanova (1930–2021), actress, painter, theater teacher
Felix le
Breux (1918–1974), actor
Rudolf Cortés (1921–1986), actor and singer
Petr Čech (* 1982), football goalkeeper
Jaroslav Čechura (* 1952),
historian, professor, archivist
Jaroslav Černý (1898–1970),
Egyptologist
Karel Černý (1922–2014), stage designer
Kateřina
Emmons (* 1983), three-time Olympic medalist in shooting (bronze 2004,
gold and silver 2008)
Pavel Francouz (* 1990), hockey player
Jiřina Fuchsová (* 1943), writer, poet, translator
Gertrud
Fussenegger (1912–2009), Austrian writer
Karel Gott (1939–2019),
singer
Peter Grünberg (1939–2018), German physicist, Nobel Prize
winner
František Harant (1925–1985), mathematician and geometer,
professor at Czech Technical University
Miroslav Hauner (*1950),
photographer, publisher
Vilém Heckel (1918–1970), photographer and
mountaineer
Miroslav Horníček (1918–2003), actor, playwright,
director, writer, artist
Jaroslav Hruška (1890–1954), sculptor
Luboš Hruška (1927–2007), political prisoner of the communist regime and
creator of the Meditation Garden in Pilsen
Karel Chochola
(1893–1942), architect, urban planner, furniture maker
Karel
Janovický (* 1930), music composer, pianist
Filip Jícha (* 1982),
handball player, the best handball player in the world in 2010, two-time
winner of the Handball Champions League (with THW Kiel)
Milan Kajkl
(1950–2014), hockey player, world champion 1976 and 1977
Karel Hugo
Kepka (1869–1924), architect
Milan Knížák (* 1940), artist
Bohumil
Konečný (1918–1990), painter, draftsman, illustrator
Jiří Kovařík
(1932–1994), academic painter
Jana Kovaříková (1890–1960), actress
František Kovářík (1886–1984), actor, voice actor
Milan Kraft (*
1980), hockey player
Kamil Krofta (1876–1945), historian, diplomat,
politician
Richard Krofta (1873−1958), lawyer, chairman of the board
of directors of the Municipal Brewery
František Krásný (1865–1947),
architect
František Kreuzmann the Elder (1895–1960), actor
Jiří
Kučera (* 1966), hockey player
Jiří Langmajer (* 1966), actor, winner
of the Thalia Award for artists under 33 in 1999
Gottfried Lindauer
(Bohumír Lindauer) (1839–1926), New Zealand painter
Josef Mandl
(1874–1933), painter
Matouš Mandl (1865–1948), lawyer and mayor of
the city
Antonín Matzner (1944–2017), columnist, writer, producer,
music director and playwright
Leo Meisl (1901–1944), architect
Karel Paleček (1896–1962), legionnaire, soldier and founder of the
airborne units of the Czechoslovak Army
Václav Pech Jr. (* 1976),
rally driver, five-time champion of the Czech Republic and two-time
champion of Slovakia
Jindřich Plachta (1899–1951), actor, writer
Ignác František Platzer (1717–1787), sculptor and carver
Marie
Poppeová (1856–1938), teacher, writer and translator
Karel Pošta
(1914–1961), pilot of the 312th Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron RAF
Adolf Pytlík (1839 – 1908), Czech brewer and industrialist, respected
citizen and honorary citizen of the city of Pilsen
Marie Rosůlková
(1901–1993), actress
Zuzana Růžičková (1927–2017), harpsichordist,
pianist and music teacher
Pavel Samiec (* 1984), accordionist and
music composer
Jaroslav Skála (1916–2007), physician-psychiatrist,
founder of the first detention center
Václav Smil (* 1943),
Czech-Canadian scientist
Jan Soukup (* 1946), architect, designer
Vít Starý (* 1989), singer, guitarist, lyricist
Martin Stelzer
(1815–1894), Pilsen builder (Town Brewery, Great Synagogue,
Saxon/Roosevelt Bridge)
Martin Straka (* 1972), hockey player,
Olympic champion 1998 and world champion 2005
Barbora Strýcová (*
1986), tennis player, Wimbledon 2019 winner, Olympic medalist (bronze
2016)
Jiří Suchý (* 1931), singer, actor, director, theater artist,
musician, composer, lyricist and poet
Ladislav Sutnar (1897–1976),
designer, typographer
Petr Sýkora (* 1976), hockey player, world
champion 1999 and 2005, winner of the Stanley Cup 1999/2000 and
2008/2009
Fritz von Scholz (1896–1944), Lieutenant General of the
Waffen-SS
Eva Šenková (1923–2004), actress and singer
Vladimír
Šindler (* 1971), hockey referee
Lenka Šindelářová (* 1955), actress
and singer
Vojtěch Šíp (1885–1931), sculptor
Emil Škoda
(1839–1900), technician, industrialist, founder of the Škoda company
Růžena Šlemrová (1886–1962), actress
Karel Šrom (1904–1981), music
composer and publicist
Alois Terš (1910–1987), Czech pedagogue,
artist and national studies worker
Jan Trávníček (* 1976),
mountaineer and traveler
Vlastislav Toman (1929–2022), Czech
journalist, writer of adventure books and screenwriter of comics
Jiří
Trnka (1912–1969), puppeteer, artist, illustrator, screenwriter and
director of animated films
Václav Trojan (1907–1983), music composer
and music teacher
Ota Ulč (1930–2022), Czech writer in exile, lawyer,
professor of political science
Josef Větrovec (1922–2002), actor,
voice actor
Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), conductor and music composer
Karel Votlučka (1896–1963), painter, graphic artist, illustrator
Barbora Votíková (* 1996), soccer goalkeeper and YouTuber
Marek
Wollner (* 1967), journalist, writer
Miroslav Zikmund (1919–2021),
traveler and writer