Všeruby_(Nýřany)
Všeruby (Plzeň-North District)
Town in Plzeň, Czech Republic
Všeruby (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfʃɛrubɪ]; German: Wscherau) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Všeruby | |
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Church of Saint Martin on the hill | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′30″N 13°13′46″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1212 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Václav Červenka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,704 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 330 11, 330 16, 330 35 |
| Website | www |
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The villages of Chrančovice, Chrástov, Klenovice, Kokořov, Popovice and Radimovice are administrative parts of Všeruby.
Všeruby is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 540 m (1,770 ft) above sea level. The Třemošná Stream flows through the town.
The first written mention of Všeruby is from 1212. Until 1945, most of the inhabitants were ethnic Germans. In 1945, the German population was expelled.[2]
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The I/20 road (part of the European route E49) from Plzeň to Karlovy Vary passes through the municipal territory.
The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of the Holy Spirit. Originally a Gothic church from the second half of the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the second half of the 16th century.[5]
The Church of Saint Martin is located in the area of the former gord. It is a Romanesque church from the second half of the 12th century. The chancel was added in the Gothic-Renaissance period and rebuilt in 1684.[6]
The Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk is a valuable small Baroque building. It dates from around 1760.[7]
- Carola Braunbock (1924–1978), German actress
- Franz Metzner (1870–1919), German sculptor
- "Historie" (in Czech). Město Všeruby. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Kostel sv. Ducha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- "Kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
