Holýšov

Holýšov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

• Holýšov (4,902)
• Dolní Kamenice (123)

Holýšov is located about {{convert|25|km}} southwest of Plzeň. It lies mostly in the Švihov Highlands, only the western part of the municipal territory lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at {{convert|516|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Radbuza River.

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The first written mention of Holýšov is in a deed of Pope Gregory X from 1273. Transformation from a small village to a town began after 1897, when one of the biggest glassworks in Austria-Hungary were founded and the population significantly increased. The glassworks went bankrupt due to the world crisis in the 1930s.{{cite web |title=Historie města|url=https://mestoholysov.cz/historie-mesta/d-1009|publisher=Město Holýšov|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-26}}

During World War II, Holýšov was occupied by Germany. The glassworks building was rebuilt to an ammunition factory. In 1944, two subcamps of the Flossenbürg concentration camp were founded: one for French, Polish, Russian and Jewish women, and one for Polish, Jewish, Czech and Russian men. The men's subcamp was presumably dissolved in January 1945, whereas the women's subcamp was liberated by Polish partisans in May 1945.{{cite web |title=Holleischen (Holýšov) Subcamp|url=https://www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de/en/history/satellite-camps/holleischen|publisher=KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg|access-date=2022-08-21}} After the German occupation, the town was restored to Czechoslovakia.

In 1960, Holýšov obtained the town status. From 1 January 2021, Holýšov is no longer a part of Domažlice District and belongs to Plzeň-South District.{{cite web |title=Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb.|url=https://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/obecne-o-novem-zakonu-c-51-2020-sb.aspx|publisher=Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic|language=cs|access-date=2021-05-24}}

{{historical populations

|align=none|cols=3

|1869|621

|1880|635

|1890|651

|1900|913

|1910|1246

|1921|1392

|1930|1847

|1950|3132

|1961|3793

|1970|4119

|1980|4287

|1991|4507

|2001|4581

|2011|4907

|2021|5025

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

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Holýšov is located on the railway line Prague–Munich via Plzeň.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Holýšov|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/holysov/5474735|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-24}}

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The oldest building in Holýšov is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was first mentioned in 1352 and in 1384, it was referred to as a parish church. During the Thirty Years' War, it was partly demolished. It was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1743 and a three-story tower was also built, which is 39 {{cvt|39|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and topped with a tall slender spire.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla|url=https://www.mestoholysov.cz/kostel-sv-petra-a-pavla/d-1004|publisher=Město Holýšov|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-26}}

Exposition dedicated to the history of Holýšov and the history of World War II in Holýšov are in the town museum named Dům dějin Holýšovska ("House of history of the Holýšov region").{{cite web |title=O nás|url=https://www.dumdejinholysovska.cz/o%2Dnas/ds-50/p1=51|publisher=Dům dějin Holýšovska|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-26}}

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}

Holýšov is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerské obce|url=https://www.mestoholysov.cz/partnerske%2Dobce/ms-9552/p1=9552|publisher=Město Holýšov|language=cs|access-date=2020-08-04}}

• {{flagicon|GER}} Kümmersbruck, Germany
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Port, Switzerland

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