Blšany

Blšany (German: Flöhau bei Podersam) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Blšany
Town
Church of Saint Michael
Coat of arms
Blšany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 13°28′35″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLouny
First mentioned1238
Area
  Total36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,023
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
438 01, 439 88
Websitewww.blsany.cz

History

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

Sport

Blšany is known nationwide for its football club FK Chmel Blšany which played in the Czech First League between 1998–2006.

Notable people

Franz Kafka spent several months in convalescence in the village of Siřem, which is an administrative part of Blšany, after tuberculosis was diagnosed.[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Siřem: vesnice, kterou proslavil Franz Kafka" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-17.



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