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I realized Czech republic 4th largest city does not have a photo thread here. I have not been to Plzeň in last three years, so I put pictures founded on the net. Here we go:
Plzeň
... czech 4th largest city (second in Bohemia), pop 164,000
... best known for the Plzeňský Prazdroj / Pilsner Urquell brewery, world first lager beer brewed here in 1842
... known since 976 as Starý Plzenec
... founded in 1295 next to Starý Plzenec as Nová Plzeň
... center of Western Bohemia
... administrative center of Plzeňský region
... 95 km (60 miles) SW from Prague
... 190 km (120 miles) E from Nuremburg, Germany
... (both connected by highway)
... 255 km (160 miles) NE from Munich, Germany
... located in Plzeň basin surrounded by highlands
... flew connection of Mže, Radbúza, Úhlava and Úslava rivers
Markable tourist sights
... valuable city architecture
... neo-renaissance town hall
... neo-gothic St.Bartholomew Cathedral
... the Great Synagogue (world 3rd largest synagogue after those in Jerusalem and Budapest)
... public library building (former Dominican Monastery)
... J.K.Tyl Theater
... US liberation monument
... historical underground network
Others
... Skoda machinery works (not the car-produce section)
... liberated by US Army in April 1945
... first anti-communist uprising in Soviet Bloc in June 1953
The St.Bartholomew Cathedral
The Republic Square (City central square)
Neo-renassaince Town Hall
Parks around the center
The Great Synagogue
J.K. Tyl Theater
Měšťanská Beseda building
Public library building
Railway station building
Pilsner brewery museum
Entrance to Pilsner brewery
American liberation monument
Aerials
Others

Plzeň
... czech 4th largest city (second in Bohemia), pop 164,000
... best known for the Plzeňský Prazdroj / Pilsner Urquell brewery, world first lager beer brewed here in 1842
... known since 976 as Starý Plzenec
... founded in 1295 next to Starý Plzenec as Nová Plzeň
... center of Western Bohemia
... administrative center of Plzeňský region
... 95 km (60 miles) SW from Prague
... 190 km (120 miles) E from Nuremburg, Germany
... (both connected by highway)
... 255 km (160 miles) NE from Munich, Germany
... located in Plzeň basin surrounded by highlands
... flew connection of Mže, Radbúza, Úhlava and Úslava rivers
Markable tourist sights
... valuable city architecture
... neo-renaissance town hall
... neo-gothic St.Bartholomew Cathedral
... the Great Synagogue (world 3rd largest synagogue after those in Jerusalem and Budapest)
... public library building (former Dominican Monastery)
... J.K.Tyl Theater
... US liberation monument
... historical underground network
Others
... Skoda machinery works (not the car-produce section)
... liberated by US Army in April 1945
... first anti-communist uprising in Soviet Bloc in June 1953
The St.Bartholomew Cathedral



The Republic Square (City central square)


Neo-renassaince Town Hall


Parks around the center

The Great Synagogue


J.K. Tyl Theater


Měšťanská Beseda building


Public library building

Railway station building


Pilsner brewery museum

Entrance to Pilsner brewery

American liberation monument

Aerials


Others







