title: Planá (České Budějovice District)
text: # Planá (České Budějovice District)
  
  Planá (German: Plan) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Planá is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The Vltava river forms its southern and eastern municipal borders.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Planá is from 1259. Between 1961 and 1990, it was an administrative part of Homole. Since 24 November 1990, it has been a separate municipality.
  
  ## Transport
  
  A part of České Budějovice Airport is located in the municipal territory.
  
  ## Sights
  
  Planá is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a homestead from 1881. In the centre of Planá is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Austrian pharmacist and botanist
  * Ferdinand Kowarz (1838–1914), Austrian entomologist
  