Plzen town & 2613 Plzen Asteroid - Plzen, Czech Republic
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N 49° 42.478 E 013° 21.394
33U E 381510 N 5507458
Plzen is a city that literally lives through beer...
Waymark Code: WMQ6NY
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/30/2015
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...it all began in 1842, when the beer with a unique colour and taste, Pilsner Urquell, was tapped for the first time at the Meštanský brewery (today Plzenský Prazdroj).
The city is dominated by the St. Bartholomew Cathedral, which has the highest church tower in the Czech Republic. From the tower, there is a beautiful view of the historic city centre and the wooded hills of the Plzen Basin. A strong Jewish community formed in Plzen in 1893 around the Great Synagogue, which is the third largest in the world. Proof of Plzen’s importance is its victory in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2015.
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2613 Plzen Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: L. Brožek
Date of discovery: 30. 8. 1979
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory