Pilsen Region – Luoghi Parlanti

Region of Pilsen

The land of Pilsner beer and the sound of bagpipes

PERSONAGES

Jan Sladký Kozina

(1652 - 1695) He led the revolt of the Chod people at the end of the 600, when their rights and privileges were trampled by the lords of Albernreuth. Upon his death Kozina would challenge his opponent to divine judgment, and indeed just as he had predicted, his opponent - Lomikar, died within a year.

Jindřich Šimon Baar

(1869 - 1925) He was a Czech Catholic priest, poet and writer, collector of short stories from his homeland - Chodsko, with a deep knowledge of his native region, language and customs of his people. He created a precious ethnographic picture of this area in his prose.

Lomikare, Lomikare do roka a do dne zvu tě Lomikare na Boží súd.

"Lomikar, Lomikar within a year and a day I invite you to the judgment of God."
The proverb comes from Chodsko and would have been pronounced by Jan Sladký Kozina before his execution towards his opponent Lomikar who died within a year and a day. Today it is used to say that within a year and a day something happens, something will happen in this period of time.

WHAT TO EAT

Chodský Kolač

(Chodský cake)
It’s a cake decorated with ricotta and poppy seeds.

Báč

A dish made of potatoes and flour cooked in the oven.

Plzeňské pivo

Pilsner beer, a beer born in the city of Plzeň. It differs from other lagers for the marked role of hops, in particular for the use of the renowned Žatec hops (West Bohemia). The Měšťanský Pivovar brewery (Municipal Brewery) recruited the Bavarian brewer Josef Groll, who, using the new techniques and the newly available light malts, created the first batch of modern Pilsener in 1842. The combination of light color, particularly water Plzeň sweet, renowned Žatec hops and Bavarian lager style, produced a golden beer that became very popular and soon spread around the world.

MUST-SEE

Domažlice

The border town and one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the Pilsen region. The rich history of the region with the tranquil and evocative landscape of Šumava, untouched by industry. Today, as in the past, an important international road passes through the region, connecting Bavaria with the Czech hinterland for centuries. It is worth visiting the Domažlice Square with the Lower Gate, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary with its characteristic cylindrical tower, now leaning, and the Chodský Castle.

Újezd

The monument to Jan Sladký Kozina is located on the top of the Hrádek hill from where you can admire a breathtaking view of the surroundings. This sandstone monument was inaugurated in 1895, a memorial document is hidden in its foundations.

Klenčí pod Čerchovem

Klenčí was one of the eleven privileged villages of the Chod people founded at the foot of Šumava. Thanks to the fame of the writer Jindřich Šimon Baar, it became a holiday resort and a center of Chod folk traditions.