Chodovar, Beer Paradise, Chodová Planá, Czech Republic

Already a locality in 1316 - raised to a city in 1514 - mentioned in historical sources in the property of the knights Ctibor and Oldrich. The small stronghold from this time was inhabited until 1733.
From the 16th century the counts of Haimhausen had authority in Planá. A catastrophic fire in the 18th century burnt down the ancient church of the city in the year 1733 and was replaced in the years 1748-1754 by the new baroque church along with vicarage. The vicarage was dedicated to John the Baptist. In 1930 the statistic for religious affinity was counted with 1698 catholic and 37 non-Catholics.
In 1734 a small baroque castle was begun, a dipterous storied building with Mansard roof and 1906 another small castle.
The city is well known for the oldest brewery in the west-Bohemian region, which is named Chodovar. The first written reference to the brewery originates from , ownership was initially with the Adels family von Schlick. The brewery in 1634 already produced "1920 pailful", some 1173 liters.