Podboà Âany (; ) is a town in Louny District in the ÃÂstànad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,300 inhabitants. The town is known for producing hops.
Podboà Âany consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Podboà Âany is located about southwest of Louny and east of Karlovy Vary. It lies mostly in the Most Basin, but a small western part of the municipal territory extends into the Doupov Mountains and includes the highest point of Podboà Âany at above sea level. The stream Dolánecký potok flows through the town.
According to archaeological research, Slavic tribes lived here before the 10th century, and there was an important Slavic gord on the nearby RubÃÂn hill. Some researchers even identify RubÃÂn with the mythical Wogastisburg, which was the scene of the Battle of Wogastisburg.
The first written mention of Podboà Âany is in a deed of the monastery in Postoloprty from 1362. The village was owned by the monastery until 1426, when it was bought by the Lords of Gutà ¡tejn. During their rule, Podboà Âany became a market town. In 1575, as a property of the Schlick family, Podboà Âany received town rights.
During the 16th century, the Germanization of Podboà Âany started. After the Thirty Years' War, Germans became a majority. In 1945âÂÂ1946, the German population was expelled and they were partially replaced by Czechs from Volhynia.
Podboà Âany was historically known for the mining of kaolin and the production of porcelain. Today it is one of the centres of hops cultivation.
The I/27 road (the section from Plzeà  to Most) passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory.
Podboà Âany is located on the railway line Plzeà ÂâÂÂMost.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a late Baroque building from 1781. Next to the church is a rectory from 1788.
The Church of the Savior was built by German Lutherans living in and around Podboà Âany in 1901âÂÂ1902. Today the pseudo-Romanesque building serves mainly cultural purposes.
Podboà Âany is twinned with: