Nepomuk

E286683

Nepomuk is a small historic town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic, best known as the birthplace of Saint John of Nepomuk.

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Nepomuk canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativePart Dvorec
Klášter
Železná Ruda u Nepomuka (if applicable historically, verify)
burnedDownIn 1420
coatOfArmsFeatures figure of Saint John of Nepomuk
country Czech Republic
distanceFromPlzeň_km 35
elevation_m 450 (approximate)
firstMentioned 1144
grantedMarketRightsIn 1384
hasCulturalEvent pilgrimages in honor of Saint John of Nepomuk
hasHeritageStatus urban monument zone
hasLandmark Baroque pilgrimage site at Zelená Hora Castle nearby
Birthplace house of Saint John of Nepomuk
Church of St. James the Greater
surface form: Church of Saint James the Greater

Church of Saint John of Nepomuk (parish church)
statue of Saint John of Nepomuk
surface form: Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk on the square

Town hall on Augustin Němejc Square
hasRailwayConnection Line Plzeň–České Budějovice (nearby station)
hasRoadConnection I/20 road
hasTownStatusSince 1413
hasTwinTown Kiskunfélegyháza
Königstein im Taunus
Nittenau
Ringelai
Vlotho
Zwiesel
knownFor birthplace of Saint John of Nepomuk
locatedIn Bohemia
Plzeň Region
Plzeň-South District
locatedOn Nekmer Brook
locatedSouthOf Plzeň
namedAfter Saint John of Nepomuk
originalName Pomuk
partOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzeň
population approximately 3700
populationAsOf 2023
postalCode 335 01
recoveredTownStatusIn 18th century
regionCapital Plzeň
religiousSignificance important pilgrimage site for Catholics
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traditionalIndustry agriculture
small-scale crafts

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