Tachov District | |
Native Name: | Okres Tachov |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 49.7833°N 59°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Tachov |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1378.44 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 58185 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name: | Municipalities |
Blank Info: | 51 |
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Blank1 Info: | 8 |
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Blank2 Info: | 2 |
Tachov District (Czech: okres Tachov) is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tachov.
Tachov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Tachov and Stříbro.
Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Benešovice -Bezdružice -Bor -Brod nad Tichou -Broumov -Částkov -Cebiv -Černošín -Chodová Planá -Chodský Újezd -Ctiboř -Dlouhý Újezd -Erpužice -Halže -Horní Kozolupy -Hošťka -Kladruby -Kočov -Kokašice -Konstantinovy Lázně -Kostelec -Kšice -Lesná -Lestkov -Lom u Tachova -Milíře -Obora -Olbramov -Ošelín -Planá -Přimda -Prostiboř -Rozvadov -Skapce -Staré Sedliště -Staré Sedlo -Stráž -Stříbro -Studánka -Sulislav -Svojšín -Sytno -Tachov -Tisová -Třemešné -Trpísty -Únehle -Vranov -Záchlumí -Zadní Chodov -Zhoř
Tachov District borders Germany in the west. The terrain is hilly and along the state border, the landscape is mountainous. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Plasy Uplands (most of the territory), Upper Palatine Forest (west), Upper Palatine Forest Foothills (a strip along the Upper Palatine Forest) and Teplá Highlands (northeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Havran in Lesná with an elevation of 894m (2,933feet). The lowest point is the Hracholusky Reservoir in Erpužice at 353m (1,158feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 43.6% of the district's area.[1]
The only important river is the Mže, which flows across the district from west to east and forms a deep valley. Its longest tributary is the Úhlavka. The central part of the territory is rich in ponds. There are also two reservoirs, Lučina and partly Hracholusky.
There are two protected landscape areas: the northern half of Český les, and the southernmost part of Slavkovský les.
Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
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14,468 | 41 | ||
8,145 | 48 | ||
5,692 | 62 | ||
5,132 | 116 | ||
1,982 | 55 | ||
1,717 | 49 | ||
1,621 | 51 | ||
1,365 | 54 | ||
1,342 | 37 | ||
1,199 | 42 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Tachov District and at least 500 employees are:[3]
Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
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Grammer CZ | 1,500–1,999 | Automotive industry | ||
Ideal Automotive | 1,000–1,499 | Automotive industry | ||
Loxxess Bor | Bor | 1,000–1,499 | Transportation support activities | |
Kermi | 500–999 | Manufacture of central heating radiators | ||
RSF Elektronik | Stříbro | 500–999 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech-German border passes through the district.
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[4]
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:[5]
The most visited tourist destinations are the Kladruby Monastery and Přimda Castle.[6]
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