Plzeň Region

	Plzeň
	Region
	St. Bartholomaeus Cathedral in Plzeň
Flag	Symbol
	Official name: Plzeňský kraj
Country	Czech Republic
Communes	15
Capital	Pilsen
- center	Náměstí Republiky
- elevation	310 m (1,017 ft)
- coordinates	49°44′50″N 13°22′39″E / 49.74722, 13.3775
Highest point	Velká Mokrůvka
- elevation	1,370 m (4,495 ft)
Area	7,561 km² (2,919 sq mi)
Population	579,583 (03/2011)
Density	77 / km² (199 / sq mi)
Governor	Milada Emmerová (ČSSD)
ISO 3166-2	CZ-PL
Licence plate	P
	Pilsen Region in the Czech Republic ;
	Website: www.kr-plzensky.cz

Coordinates: 49°44′50″N 13°22′39″E / 49.74722, 13.3775

Plzeň Region (Czech: Plzeňský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (German: Pilsen).

Administrative Division[]

Communes[]

Since 1 January 2003, the region has been divided into 15 'Municipalities with Extended Competence' (corresponding to Communes) which took over most of the administration of the former District Authorities. Some of these are further divided into Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (in brackets):

Blovice (Spálené Poříčí)
Domažlice (Kdyně)
Horažďovice
Horšovský Týn (Staňkov)
Klatovy (Nýrsko, Plánice)
Kralovice (Manětín, Plasy)
Nepomuk
Nýřany (Město Touškov, Všeruby, Třemošná)
Pilsen (Starý Plzenec)
Přeštice
Rokycany (Radnice, Zbiroh)
Stod (Dobřany, Holýšov)
Stříbro (Bezdružice)
Sušice (Kašperské Hory)
Tachov (Bor, Planá u Mariánských Lázní)

Districts[]

Traditionally, the region has been divided into seven Districts (Czech: okresy) which still exist as regional units though most administration has been shifted to the Municipalities with Extended Competence and the Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority.

Domažlice
Klatovy
Plzeň
Plzeň-jih (South)
Plzeň-sever (North)
Rokycany
Tachov

Cities and towns[]

Plzeň
Domažlice
Kašperské Hory
Klatovy
Plasy
Rokycany
Sušice
Tachov
Horažďovice

Economy[]

Plzeň Region is average in economic development when compared to the rest of the Czech Republic. With 5.4% of the country's entire population, it makes up 5.5% of GDP. [1] This would result in a total GDP of approximately $10.94 billion (PPP, 2005) and per capita GDP of approximately $19,900, slightly above the Czech average.

External links[]

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