Plasy

Built around the Cistercian monastery founded in 1144, Plasy grew into a small town in the Plzeň Region. It lies in the valley of the Střela River, north of Plzeň, amid the wooded countryside of western Bohemia. The former monastery is Plasy’s defining monument: its extensive Baroque rebuilding involved Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel, a major architect of Czech Baroque Gothic. Dissolved under Emperor Joseph II in 1785, the estate later passed to the Metternich family. The monastery complex and its park lend the centre a distinctly historic character, while the river valley keeps the town closely connected to its rural surroundings. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of the Plzeň Region connects regionally.

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