Plzeň

Summary

Plzeň is a city^[1]. Plzeň ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plzeň received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Plzeň is located in Plzeň-City District^[4].
• Plzeň is in the country of Czech Republic^[5].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Mže^[6].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Radbuza^[7].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Úhlava^[8].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Úslava^[9].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Q44067549^[10].
• Plzeň is on the body of water Berounka^[11].
• Plzeň's head of government is recorded as Roman Zarzycký^[12].
• Plzeň's video is recorded as Plzeň - documentary, part 2.webm^[13].
• Plzeň's image is recorded as Plzen city view.jpg^[14].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as city^[15].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic^[16].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as statutory city in the Czech Republic^[17].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Czech Republic^[18].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as capital of region^[19].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as district town^[20].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as municipality with authorized municipal office^[21].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as big city^[22].
• Plzeň's instance of is recorded as Czech municipality with expanded powers^[23].
• Plzeň's flag image is recorded as Flag of Plzen.svg^[24].
• Plzeň's shares border with is recorded as Losiná^[25].
• Plzeň's shares border with is recorded as Chrást^[26].
• Plzeň's shares border with is recorded as Zruč-Senec^[27].

Body

Geography

Plzeň is in the country of Czech Republic^[5]. Plzeň is located in Plzeň-City District^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Mže^[6], a river^[28], in Germany^[29]; Radbuza^[7], a river^[30], in Czech Republic^[31]; Úhlava^[8], a river^[32], in Czech Republic^[33]; Úslava^[9], a river^[34], in Czech Republic^[35]; Q44067549^[10]; and Berounka^[11], a river^[36], in Czech Republic^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[15], municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic^[16], statutory city in the Czech Republic^[17], municipality of the Czech Republic^[18], capital of region^[19], and district town^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Plzeň include pilsner^[38], a beer style^[39]; Pilsen^[40], a census-designated place in the United States^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1874^[43]; and 2613 Plzeň^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Plzeň ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2] Plzeň has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Plzeň is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Plzeň include pilsner^[38], a beer style^[39]; Pilsen^[40], a census-designated place in the United States^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1874^[43]; and 2613 Plzeň^[44], an asteroid^[45].

FAQs

What awards did Plzeň receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].