1948 and 1991 it served as barracks of the border guard and since then it is abandoned and is crumbling. Its English garden is open to the public. Notable people Siegfried Becher (1806–1873), Austrian political economist Hans Tropsch (1889–1935), chemist Fritz Wittmann (1933–2018), German politician Petr Pavel (born 1961), army general and president of the Czech Republic Zdeněk Štybar (born 1985), cyclo-cross racer David Vaněček (born 1991), footballer Dominik Kahun (born 1995), German ice-hockey player Twin towns – sister cities Planá is twinned with: Tirschenreuth, Germany References External links Populated places in Tachov District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic