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 | |
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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 |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,023 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 438 01, 439 88 |
| Website | www |
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
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- "Siřem: vesnice, kterou proslavil Franz Kafka" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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