Domažlice

Also known as Taus

Domažlice (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is located in a hilly landscape near the Czech-German state border.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Domažlice
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Domazlice Marktplatz.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Náměstí Míru square, historical centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Domazlice.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Domažlice_znak.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Plzeň
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Domažlice
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Stanislav Antoš
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 993

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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Administrative division
Geography
History
Demographics
Transport
Sport
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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Domažlice (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is located in a hilly landscape near the Czech-German state border.

The settlement of Domažlice was founded in the 10th century. The royal town was founded on its site in 1265. Domažlice is known as one of the centres of the historical Chodsko region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Domažlice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.