Ploština

Ploština was a small settlement in what is today the municipality of in the of the . On 19 April 1945, at the end of World War II, it was burned and its people were massacred by Nazis in response to their support of the anti-Nazi resistance movement.
Wikipedia
Photo: Pornero, CC BY 3.0.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 559 metres (1,834 feet)
  • Description: abandoned village in the Czech Republic

Places of Interest

Highlights include Národní kulturní památník Ploština and Kláštov.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Peak
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Church
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is situated 4 km northwest of Ploština.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vysoké Pole and Lačnov.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . is situated 2½ km southwest of Ploština.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . is situated 5 km southeast of Ploština.

Village
Photo: Acci, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a municipality and village in in the of the . is situated 5 km southwest of Ploština.

Ploština

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Latitude
49.198° or 49° 11′ 53″ north
Longitude
17.95819° or 17° 57′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FXV5XX5+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 926623177
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3068172
Wiki­data ID
Q27659551

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Ploština” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ploština”
  • Esperanto: “Ploština”
  • German: “Ploština”
  • Slovak: “Vypálenie Ploštiny”

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