Platan
Encyclopedia
Platan is a Czech regional beer label. It is produced by Městský Pivovar PLATAN s. r. o. in the South Bohemia
n town of Protivín
. It is a regional beer with a little bit of a bitter taste. Platan got its name from an alley of plane trees
, because "plane tree" is "platan" in Czech
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Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n town of Protivín
Protivín
Protivín is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants.It is also known for the Protivín Brewery, which produces a regional beer label Platan.-External links:*...
. It is a regional beer with a little bit of a bitter taste. Platan got its name from an alley of plane trees
Platanus
Platanus is a small genus of trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae....
, because "plane tree" is "platan" in Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
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