Pilsen

Pilsen, a town of Bohemia, is on a plain just above the junction of the rivers Mies and Bradawka, 53 miles S.W. of Prague. It is a well-built city, consisting of town proper, and suburbs. There is a fine 13th-century Gothic church. The chief manufactures are machinery, metal wares, porcelain, glass, liqueurs, spirits, and the widely-known Pilsener beer. Coal, iron, and alum are found in the neighbourhood.