Nepomuk

Nepomuk
Nepomuk
	Town
	Town hall on the town square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nepomuk Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°29′11″N 13°34′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1144
Government
• Mayor	Jiří Švec
Area
• Total	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	3,735
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	304 03, 335 03
Website	www.nepomuk.cz

Nepomuk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛpomuk]; German: Pomuk) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of Saint John of Nepomuk (also called St. John Nepomucene) who was born here in around 1340 and whose statue can be seen on the town square.

Geography

Nepomuk lies on the Mihovka River, some 30 km (19 mi) to the south-southwest of the regional capital of Plzeň.

History

The village of Pomuk was mentioned for the first time in 1144 when a new Cistercian monastery was built nearby. The monastery was destroyed by Hussite army in 1420 and now there is the village Klášter. In 1384 Pomuk was merged with neighbouring Přesanice and renamed as Nepomuk which was granted a town status in 1413.

The Zelená Hora Castle lies to the north of the town.

Administration

Nepomuk is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the same borders.

Notable people

John of Nepomuk (c. 1345–1393), saint
Augustin Němejc (1861–1938), painter
Marie Poledňáková (born 1941), film director and screenwriter

Twin towns – sister cities

Nepomuk is twinned with:[2][3]

Anykščiai, Lithuania
Bušince, Slovakia
Hukvaldy, Czech Republic
Kemnath, Germany
Krupina, Slovakia
Omiš, Croatia
Roermond, Netherlands
São João Nepomuceno, Brazil
Wisła, Poland

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
"Partnerská města". nepomuk.cz (in Czech). Město Nepomuk. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
"Výprava sboru Canto Nepomucenum do Brazílie". nepomuk.cz (in Czech). Město Nepomuk. 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] "Partnerská města". nepomuk.cz (in Czech). Město Nepomuk. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

[3] "Výprava sboru Canto Nepomucenum do Brazílie". nepomuk.cz (in Czech). Město Nepomuk. 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-28.