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Plzeň

Pilsen is in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic in Central Europe. It is the home and birthplace of the Pilsener beer variety which is derived from the city's name. Wikivoyage

Population 187,928 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Czech Republic

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Czech Republic

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Pilsner Fest

    September

    Pilsner Fest the biggest and most famous beer festival in the Czech Republic takes place every year around September when Pilsner Urquell Brewery celebrates its birthday

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Plzeň); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 71 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Plzeň hlavní nádraží 940 m, Plzeň-Jižní Předměstí 1.1 km, Plzeň zastávka 1.3 km, Plzeň-Skvrňany 2.3 km, Plzeň-Slovany 2.6 km, Plzeň-Bílá Hora 2.8 km, Plzeň-Doudlevce 3.0 km, Plzeň-Doubravka 3.0 km, Plzeň-Zadní Skvrňany 3.7 km, Plzeň-Bolevec 4.2 km, Plzeň-Křimice 5.3 km

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