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Tachov
Tachov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtaxof]; German: Tachau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town is located in a hilly landscape on the Mže River.
The most notable noble owners of Tachov were the Windisch-Graetz family, which ruled the town from 1784. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmarks of Tachov include the riding hall in Tachov-Světce, protected as a national cultural monument, the medieval town walls, which are among the best-preserved wall systems in the country, and the Tachov Castle.
Tachov consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the personal name Tach, meaning "Tach's (court)".
Tachov is located about 53 km (33 mi) west of Plzeň. The eastern and central parts of the municipal territory with the town proper lie in the Podčeskoleská Hills. The western part lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest and includes the highest point of Tachov, the hill Světecký vrch at 616 m (2,021 ft) above sea level. The Mže River flows through the town.
The area was inhabited by humans around 8,000–6,000 BCE. The first written mention of Tachov is from 1126. King Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233–1278) had built a new castle with a massive round stone tower there. He also founded a walled town near the castle.
During the Hussite Wars (1419–1434), the town was several times besieged and conquered. In 1427, Prokop the Great defeated the crusaders in the Battle of Tachov. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) damaged the town considerably. In 1664, Count Johann Anton Losy became the new proprietor. The Losy family began conversion of the medieval castle to a large Baroque residence. In 1784, the title passed to the Windisch-Graetz family. The Windisch-Graetzs, in their turn, rebuilt the house in the Neoclassical style at great expense.
Until 1918, Tachov – Tachau was part of Austria-Hungary, in the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.
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Tachov
Tachov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtaxof]; German: Tachau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town is located in a hilly landscape on the Mže River.
The most notable noble owners of Tachov were the Windisch-Graetz family, which ruled the town from 1784. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmarks of Tachov include the riding hall in Tachov-Světce, protected as a national cultural monument, the medieval town walls, which are among the best-preserved wall systems in the country, and the Tachov Castle.
Tachov consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the personal name Tach, meaning "Tach's (court)".
Tachov is located about 53 km (33 mi) west of Plzeň. The eastern and central parts of the municipal territory with the town proper lie in the Podčeskoleská Hills. The western part lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest and includes the highest point of Tachov, the hill Světecký vrch at 616 m (2,021 ft) above sea level. The Mže River flows through the town.
The area was inhabited by humans around 8,000–6,000 BCE. The first written mention of Tachov is from 1126. King Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233–1278) had built a new castle with a massive round stone tower there. He also founded a walled town near the castle.
During the Hussite Wars (1419–1434), the town was several times besieged and conquered. In 1427, Prokop the Great defeated the crusaders in the Battle of Tachov. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) damaged the town considerably. In 1664, Count Johann Anton Losy became the new proprietor. The Losy family began conversion of the medieval castle to a large Baroque residence. In 1784, the title passed to the Windisch-Graetz family. The Windisch-Graetzs, in their turn, rebuilt the house in the Neoclassical style at great expense.
Until 1918, Tachov – Tachau was part of Austria-Hungary, in the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.