Plasy
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Plasy is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The town is located on the Střela River in the Plasy Uplands. Plasy is known for the
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Plasy Monastery
Metternich family tomb
Former ironworks of Saint Clement
Klemens von Metternich
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Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Emp
Plasy
…grounds began. The monastery was abolished in 1785 by decree of Emperor Joseph II. In 1826, the monastery building with the whole estate was purchased by Klemens von Metternich, who is buried here in the family tomb. Plasy is located on the railway line heading from Plzeň to Žihle and Most…
Portrait of Prince Metternich by Thomas Lawrence, 1815
Schloss Königswart in Bohemia
Metternich, c. 1808
The Congress of Erfurt by Nicolas Gosse, 1838. Napoleon receiving von Vincent at Erfurt, a congress Metternich was not allowed to attend