The territorial system of environmental stability (TSES) is an interconnected set of natural and altered close-to-nature ecosystems that maintain nature’s balance, and differentiates the local, regional and cross-regional system of environmental stability. The environmental stability system is…

Rules regarding the use and disposition of agricultural land are set out in Act No. 334/1992 Coll., on the protection of agricultural land, as amended. Under the act, agricultural land is composed of agricultural land that is farmed: arable land; hops fields; vineyards; gardens; orchards; meadows;…

Conditions for investorsexperience with foreign investmentinvestor supporthigh-quality industrial basehigh-quality workforceholder of the prestigious World Trade Center Pilsen licenceQuality of lifehigh-quality health and socialcareall the cultural and sporting facilities you would expect from a…

The city's advantageous position at the crossroads of trade routes has always made Pilsen the major business and cultural centre of the Pilsen region. After the Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj) brewery and the Škoda engineering works were founded in the 19th century, the city's importance grew…

The City of Pilsen is striving towards balanced development in all areas, and is not inclined to take over the role of the private sector in cases where it is not necessary. Securing the balanced development of all the city's functions by using four main tools – through regional planning,…

The City of Pilsen has successfully implemented a number of projects. The Urban Planning and Development Institute of the City of Pilsen was directly involved in some of these projects, the most significant being the Municipal Industrial Park Plzeň Borská pole (see the right-hand column for more…

Road transportation Pilsen is well connected to the road network due to its location on the D5 motorway linking the Czech capital of Prague to Germany, where the motorway joins the A6 Autobahn at the Rozvadov/Waidhaus border crossing. The A6 leads from the Czech border through Germany and all the…

Selected historical events Ca. 500 B.C.: Proof of settlements at the confluence of Mže, Radbuza, Úhlava and Úslava Rivers 976 A.D.: First written mention of Pilsen Castle in what is now the town of Starý Plzenec 1295: King Wenceslas II decreed the establishment of New Pilsen 1460: Large Pond…

Basic information about the labour market in Pilsen is available on the website of the Pilsen Employment Office and the Czech Statistical Office in Pilsen. The average recorded number of employees for the latest quarter for which figures are known are available in Chapter 6 of the Region´s Annual…

Largest employers based in Pilsen (in Czech alphabetical order):BRUSH SEM s.r.o.Daikin Industries Czech Republic s.r.o.JTEKT Automotive Czech Plzen, s.r.o.LASSELSBERGER, s.r.o.Municipality of PilsenMasokombinát Plzeň s.r.o.Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky, a.s. …

In the 2010/2011 school year there were 60 nursery schools operating in the city. Of these, 45 were set up by the city, four were special schools set up by the Pilsen Region and 11 were privateIn the same period, 34 primary schools were open in Pilsen, with 26 of these set up by the city, six by…

The City of Pilsen has decided to make use of a partnership model known internationally under the name Public Private Partnership (PPP). Based on a call for bids, in May 2010 the city signed an agreement with the company HERMOSA Real Estate, a.s. to construct and operate the Rychtářka multi-storey…

Demographic data As of 31 December 2010 the population of Pilsen was 168,808, with males totalling 81,947 and females 86,861 According to population, Pilsen is the fourth largest city in the country and the second largest in Bohemia In the 2010 period, 3,240 people moved to the city, with 641…

The need to build an aquapark was defined in the strategy document “Pilsen Development Programme” as early as 2003, and was subsequently confirmed by a series of research and investigations amongst inhabitants and visitors to the city. From the analysis of the existing sports infrastructure, the…