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Plzen (Pilsen) is the capital of West Bohemia, and was founded by the Czech King Wenceslas II. The historical city centre, is dominated by the slim tower of the Gothic St. Bartholomew Cathedral. With its height of 102,26 m (335 feet), this tower is the highest church spire in Bohemia. The square is currently under construction.
The whole range of important buildings in the city is an evidence for the era of great boom in the city on the turn of last two centuries. Today's Plzen counts 165 000 inhabitants and is a significant cultural, business and industrial centre, famous mostly due to the products of Plzen's brewery and the heavy machinery factories Skoda.
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Plzen Travel Blogs
Dec 31, 2007 - Feb 25, 2008
Bergen, Norway -› Berlin, Germany -› ...
Plzen was my first stop in the Czech Republic, i just changed trains in Prague and headed out to Plzen. I did fall asleep on the train , but a friendly local woke me up and said that we had arrived in Plzen ;) Task nr1: Find a place to sleep. I didnt book in advance so i folowed the tips from Lonely planet to walk into the city and talk to some student agency. They could (at least according to Lonely planet) find me a nice hostel room for 150-250kc.. They , as well as the other hostels in Plz...
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Jul 13, 2004 - Jul 31, 2008
Czech Republic -› Plzen, Czech Republic -› ...
some pictures from many places in my country..
this is just a beginning :) I'll add more!!
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Apr 24, 2007
Finally, it's April 2007 and I got to see the 3rd largest brewery in the world!!! The Pilsner Urquell Beer World in Plzen, Czech Republic. It's about an hour outside of the center of Prague (we were so excited i think we lost concept of time). Pilsner Urquell is run and owned by SAB Miller ( a company coalition between South African Brewery and Miller). We had an honor of having a specially guided tour along with my Philly team, some of the English team, and the w...
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Apr 20, 2007 - Apr 22, 2007
Prague, Czech Republic -› Plzen, Czech Republic -› ...
One my way home I was in good time since I decided that I didn't wanna go home to Denmark from Brussels. On the way to Prague I had passed the city of Plzen and on the way back I decided to visit it. I drove around in it and I must say that I had expected something else - it was not a nice city at all. It was quite unorganized to visit. I had expected a lot more of the townsquare - but I was dissapointed.
Reflection on the experience, I think that the fact that I just arr...
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