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Plzeň ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈpl̩zɛɲ] ⓘ ), also known in English and German as Pilsen ( German: [ˈpɪlzn̩] ⓘ ), is a city in the Czech Republic. About 78 kilometres (48 miles) west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 186,000 inhabitants, and about 323,184 people in its ...
Plzeň Region ( Czech: Plzeňský kraj; German: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit ( kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň ( English, German: Pilsen ). In terms of area, Plzeň Region is 7,561 km 2, the third largest region in the Czech Republic. However, with a population of ...
Pilsner Urquell ( German: [ˈpɪlznɐ ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌkvɛl]; Czech: Plzeňský prazdroj [ˈpl̩zɛɲskiː ˈprazdroj]) is a lager beer brewed by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (German name: Pilsen), Czech Republic. Pilsner Urquell was the world's first pale lager, [ 2] and its popularity meant it was much copied, and named pils, pilsner or ...
The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew ( Czech: Katedrála svatého Bartoloměje ), originally the Church of St. Bartholomew, is a Gothic church located on the Main Square in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was probably established together with the city around the year 1295. The church became a cathedral in 1993, when the Plzeň diocese was created.
Pilsner Urquell, the world's first pale lager and ancestor of today's Pilsners. Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň ( German: Pilsen ), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery. [ 1][ 2]
Places. Plzeň, Czech Republic, known in German and English as Pilsen . Pilsen Plaza, shopping mall and entertainment center in Plzeň; Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. . Pilsen Historic District in the Chicago community area
Pilsner Urquell. Beer (Czech: pivo) has a long history in what is now the Czech Republic, with brewing taking place in Břevnov Monastery in 993. [1]The city of Brno had the right to brew beer from the 12th century, while Plzeň and České Budějovice (Pilsen and Budweis in German), had breweries in the 13th century.
Plzeň-City District. / 49.717°N 13.433°E / 49.717; 13.433. Plzeň-City District ( Czech: okres Plzeň-město) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Plzeň .