Pnetluky
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Pnětluky is a village in the Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It has around 320 inhabitants.

Village Konětopy is administrative part of Pnětluky.

Pnětluky

The place is first mentioned in written document from 1250. Old name of the village (Netluky) is explained after people who beat strongly into stones. During 14th century small fortress was built here, in 15th the fortress was abandoned to be rebuilt in 16th century. During Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

 the village was devastated. Church building, mentioned in 1363 was destroyed during the war. In 1715 first school was established in Pnětluky. Highest number of inhabitants in the village was in year 1900 - 636.

Konětopy

The place is first mentioned in written document from 1357. The name means drowning the horses and was likely used mockingly. In 1654 seven families lived here. In 1891 first school was established directly in Konětopy. Since first half of 19th century the village was known for its hop
Hop (plant)
Humulus, Hop, is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The female flowers of H. lupulus are known as hops, and are used as a culinary flavoring and stabilizer, especially in the brewing of beer...

 (used as beer stabiliser). Highest number of inhabitants lived in Konětopy in 1921 - 365.

Pravda Castle
Pravda Castle
Remains of Pravda Castle can be found on the hill above village Pnětluky in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The name literally means as the truth....

Remains of the castle Pravda (meaning the truth) can be found on a hill above the village.

Village today

Hop
Hop (plant)
Humulus, Hop, is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The female flowers of H. lupulus are known as hops, and are used as a culinary flavoring and stabilizer, especially in the brewing of beer...

 is the most important agricultural commodity in the area. Architect Václav Zralý, one of representants of Czech modernist architecture of 1930s, was born and lived here.

Most important tourist sights

  • Remains of the Pravda Castle
  • Late baroque buildings of church and granary
  • Ancient stone row
    Stone row
    A stone row , is a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones set at intervals along a common axis or series of axes, usually dating from the later Neolithic or Bronze Age. Rows may be individual or grouped, and three or more stones aligned can constitute a stone row...

    s http://eldar.cz/megality/kounovske_rady.html similar to the ones in Carnac
    Carnac
    Carnac is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France.Its inhabitants are called Carnacois...

    (Bretagne)
  • ruins Staré Netluky

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