Rokycany (Czech pronunciation:[ˈrokɪtsanɪ]; German:Rokitzan), is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies 17 km(11 mi) to the East from the region capital of Pilsen on the confluence of the River Klabava and the Holoubkov Brook (Czech:Holoubkovský potok). Alternatively, the Holoubkovský potok is referred to as the Borecký potok and the section of the Klabava River down to the confluence as the Padrťský potok. There is another smaller brook (Rakovský potok or Rakováček) in the western part of the town.