ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Jihočeský kraj	South Bohemia (České Budějovice) region
Okres: Tábor

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• de: Plan an der Lainsitz • lv: Plana pie Lužnices • lt: Plana prie Lužnicės
• sr: Плана на Лужњици

Planá nad Lužnicí (German: Plan an der Lainsitz) is situated at an elevation of 395 m on the river Lužnice (Lainsitz), about 7 km south of the district town Tábor and about 46 km northeast of the regional capital, České Budějovice. The municipality has a population of about 4,600 (2023).

The earliest written document referring to Planá dates from 1288 when it was mentioned as a possession of the Prague. bishopric. At the transition from the 13th to the 14th century, the Witigons of Ústí (Sezimovo Ústí, Alttabor) became the owners of Planá. When the new town of Tábor was founded by the Hussites in 1420, Planá belonged to the Tábor dominion until 1547. After the Battle of Mühlberg (1547), which marked the victory of the Imperial troops over the Protestant Schmalkadic League, the domains came in possession of the Rosenberg (Rožmberk) family, who, however, had to sell it to the town of Tábor after 1565. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) caused devastating damages. At the end of the 17th century, the Sternbergs (Sternberk) owned the domains, followed by the Lobkowitz. Following the abolition of patrimonialism, Planá became an independent municipality, including the neighbouring villages of Strkov and Lhota Samoty. With the construction of the railways from Prague to České Budějovice and Vienna, Planá received a railway connection in 1869.

The church of St. Wenceslas [background right], originally a Gothic building dating back to 1357, was rebuilt in 1666 and 1796. The church tower was added during the last remodelling.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan%C3%A1_nad_Lu%C5%BEnic%C3%AD, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan%C3%A1_nad_Lu%C5%BEnic%C3%AD]