Nýrsko
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Nýrsko (ˈniːrsko; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region
Plzen Region
Plzeň Region is an administrative unit in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň .- Communes :...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It lies on the Úhlava
Úhlava
The Úhlava is a long river in the Czech Republic, right tributary of the Radbuza. Its source is situated at the slope of Pancíř mountain in the Šumava mountains, Klatovy District at an elevation of . It passes villages and towns Nýrsko, Janovice, Bezděkov, Klatovy, Švihov, Lužany, and Přeštice...

 River under the Šumava Range some 50 km south-west of the region capital of Plzeň.

Nýrsko is also a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Klatovy Municipality with Extended Competence.

History

The first written mention about Nýrsko dates back to 1327. It was probably a settlement in the 12th century. It was situated on the trade route to Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 near the ford across the Úhlava. A customs officer
Customs officer
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 was located here.

The lower part of the town, called Dolní Nýrsko ("Lower Nýrsko"), was a member of the Royal Chamber, and the upper part, Horní Nýrsko ("Upper Nýrsko"), was a market village under the ownership of the Pajrek
Pajrek
The ruins of the Pajrek castle lie in the Czech Republic above the town of Nýrsko in the western part of the Šumava , 505 m a.s.l....

 castle.

In 1558 Horní Nýrsko joined Dolní Nýrsko and both became property of the municipality of Bystřice nad Úhlavou. The town developed and grew quickly at that time and it obtained many rights and privileges from Rudolph II
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Hungary and Croatia , King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria...

 in 1539.

The development continued in the 19th century when the railroad, the factory for the production of optical instruments, and the shop of cut-glass were founded here.

South of the town a 36m high stone dam for a reservoir was built in 1969.

People

  • Josef Holub, writer
  • Jan Hošek
    Jan Hošek
    Jan Hošek is a Czech football player who currently plays for Cracovia, on loan from FK Teplice.-Club:Hošek began his career 1994 with TJ Okula Nýrsko after eight years with the club, signed than with TJ Klatovy in 2002. He played here three years and signed than in 2005 with SK Slavia Praha who...

  • Sepp Wudy

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