Plavy

50°42′12″N 15°19′3″E / 50.70333°N 15.31750°E / 50.70333; 15.31750Country Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrictJablonec nad NisouFirst mentioned1624Area • Total5.20 km² (2.01 sq mi)Elevation403 m (1,322 ft)Population • Total1,038 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.plavy.cz

Plavy is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Haratice is an administrative part of Plavy.

Geography

Plavy is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jablonec nad Nisou and 18 km (11 mi) east of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at 580 m (1,900 ft) above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,048 —     1880 1,130 +7.8% 1890 1,296 +14.7% 1900 1,504 +16.0% 1910 1,816 +20.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,700 −6.4% 1930 1,927 +13.4% 1950 1,245 −35.4% 1961 1,297 +4.2% 1970 1,272 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,295 +1.8% 1991 1,173 −9.4% 2001 1,084 −7.6% 2011 1,034 −4.6% 2021 1,012 −2.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the municipality.

Plavy is located on the railway line Prague–Tanvald.^[5]

Sport

Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes.^[6]

Sights

Plavy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the Art Nouveau house of the factory owner František Brůna, and the administrative building of Brůna's glass factory from the 1920s.^[7]

Notable people

• Josef Jindřišek (born 1981), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Plavy is twinned with:^[8]

• Paszowice, Poland

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