Pà Âimda () is a town in Tachov District the Plzeà  Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is known for the ruin of the Pà Âimda Castle, which is the second oldest castle in the country.
PÃ Âimda consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The origin of the name Pà Âimda is unclear and there are many theories about its origin. According to some theories, the name is of Slavic origin and derived from the word prêmda, which meant 'very faint'. It originally denoted the hill Pà Âimda and the stream that originates at its foot, later it was transferred to the castle and the settlement. If the German name Pfraumberg was earlier, it may have been derived from Pfrieme, denoting the Stipa plant. The Illyrian origin of the name is also not excluded.
Pà Âimda is located about south of Tachov and west of Plzeà Â. It lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The highest point is the Pà Âimda hill at above sea level. The ÃÂhlavka River originates east of the town. The area is rich in small streams. The municipal territory extends into the ÃÂeský les Protected Landscape Area in the southwest.
Pà Âimda's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while April is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 9 January 1985 and 14 January 1987 to on 3 August 2003.
According to Chronica Boemorum, a castle was founded in the area of Pà Âimda in 1121, but it is uncertain whether Pà Âimda is meant by this castle. The first written mention of the Pà Âimda Castle is from 1126, when Duke SobÃÂslav I rebuilt the castle. It was then an important border fortress. The castle also served as a royal prison, where SobÃÂslav II, later duke of Bohemia was imprisoned twice in the 12th century and Ottokar II, later king of Bohemia, was imprisoned in 1249. The first written mention of the settlement Pà Âimda is in a deed of King John of Bohemia from 1331, when it was already referred to as a town. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Pà Âimda was pledged to various noble families, most notably to the Schwambergs, who held it in 1454âÂÂ1592. in 1592, Emperor Rudolf II sold off the estate. In 1609, the Pà Âimda Castle was described as ruined and abandoned. From 1675, until the establishment of a sovereign municipality, the estate was property of a branch of the Kolowrat family, which chose Velké Dvorce as the centre of the estate.
The worst event in the history of the town was the bombing during World War II, when on 20 April 1945, most of the town burned down. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled and PÃ Âimda was partly resettled by Czech families from inland and from Romania.
The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50), which connects Plzeà  with the Czech-German border in Rozvadov, passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.
The town is known for the Romanesque PÃ Âimda Castle, a ruin of the second oldest castle in the country (after Prague Castle). It is located on the PÃ Âimda hill. A massive prismatic tower from the first half of the 12th century has been preserved. The ruin is protected as a national cultural monument. Today it is owned by the state and offers guided tours.
The Church of Saint George is the main landmark of the town square with a rich architectural history. It was originally built in the Romanesque style, then it was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the mid-14th century. Around 1500, the Gothic tower was added. Renaissance and early Baroque modifications were made in the 17th century. After the fire in 1945, it was reconstructed to its present form.
In Velké Dvorce is Velké Dvorce Castle, which served as the residence of the Kolowrat family. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1690 and further expanded in the 18th century. Neoclassical modifications were made in the second half of the 19th century and pseudo-Baroque modifications in 1906. Next to the building is a dendrologically valuable park with many exotic woods. Today the castle is privately owned, unused and decaying.
PÃ Âimda is twinned with: