- Planá (Tachov District)
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Planá Planá u Mariánských Lázní Town 
Town hall
Coat of armsCountry Czech Republic Region Plzeň District Tachov Commune Tachov Municipality Planá Parts 10Center Náměstí Svobody - elevation 506 m (1,660 ft) - coordinates 49°52′6″N 12°44′25″E / 49.86833°N 12.74028°E Area 62.54 km2 (24.15 sq mi) Population 5,566 (2006-10-02) Density 89 / km2 (231 / sq mi) Founded 9th century Mayor Karel Vrzala Timezone CET (UTC+1) - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 348 15 
Location in the Czech RepublicWikimedia Commons: Planá Statistics: statnisprava.cz Website: www.muplana.cz Planá, or Planá u Mariánských Lázní (Czech pronunciation: [ˈplanaː ]; German: Plan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies some 50 km (30 mi) to the west from the region capital of Pilsen.
Planá is also the seat of the Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Tachov Municipality with Extended Competence.
People
- Siegfried Becher (1806–1873), economist
- Joseph Helfert (1791–1847), jurist, ethnographer (de)
- Franz Ott (1910, Ottenreuth - 1998) (de)
- Hans Tropsch (1889–1935), chemist
- Johann Baptist Weiß (born 1801), journalist
- Franz Wittmann
- Zdeněk Štybar (born 1985), world cyclo-cross champion
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Towns, market towns and villages of Tachov District Benešovice • Bezdružice • Bor • Brod nad Tichou • Broumov • Částkov • Cebiv • Černošín • Chodová Planá • Chodský Újezd • Ctiboř • Dlouhý Újezd • Erpužice • Halže • Horní Kozolupy • Hošťka • Kladruby • Kočov • Kokašice • Konstantinovy Lázně • Kostelec • Kšice • Lesná • Lestkov • Lom u Tachova • Milíře • Obora • Olbramov • Ošelín • Planá • Přimda • Prostiboř • Rozvadov • Skapce • Staré Sedliště • Staré Sedlo • Stráž • Stříbro • Studánka • Sulislav • Svojšín • Sytno • Tachov • Tisová • Třemešné • Trpísty • Únehle • Vranov • Záchlumí • Zadní Chodov • Zhoř
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