Planá (České Budějovice District)
# Planá (České Budějovice District)

Planá (German: Plan) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

## Geography

Planá is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The Vltava river forms its southern and eastern municipal borders.

## History

The first written mention of Planá is from 1259. Between 1961 and 1990, it was an administrative part of Homole. Since 24 November 1990, it has been a separate municipality.

## Transport

A part of České Budějovice Airport is located in the municipal territory.

## Sights

Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881. In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.

## Notable people

* Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Austrian pharmacist and botanist
* Ferdinand Kowarz (1838–1914), Austrian entomologist
