Plavy

Plavy is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Plavy
Municipality
Sokol hall in Plavy
Flag Coat of arms
Plavy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°42′12″N 15°19′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned	1624
Area
• Total	5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,028
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	468 46
Website	www.plavy.cz

Administrative division

Plavy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Plavy (524)
• Haratice (488)

Geography

Plavy is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jablonec nad Nisou and 18 km (11 mi) east of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at 580 m (1,900 ft) above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,048 —     1880 1,130 +7.8% 1890 1,296 +14.7% 1900 1,504 +16.0% 1910 1,816 +20.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,700 −6.4% 1930 1,927 +13.4% 1950 1,245 −35.4% 1961 1,297 +4.2% 1970 1,272 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,295 +1.8% 1991 1,173 −9.4% 2001 1,084 −7.6% 2011 1,034 −4.6% 2021 1,012 −2.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the municipality.

Plavy is located on the railway line Prague–Tanvald.^[6]

Sport

Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes.^[7]

Sights

Administrative building of Brůna's factory

Plavy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the Art Nouveau house of the factory owner František Brůna, and the administrative building of Brůna's glass factory from the 1920s.^[8]

Notable people

• Josef Jindřišek (born 1981), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Plavy is twinned with:^[9]

• Paszowice, Poland