Tachov
Sign in to saveTachov (; ) 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tachov
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Impression from Tachov (4).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town square with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the background
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Tachov.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Tachov znak.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Plzeň
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tachov
- 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
- Petr Vrána
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1126
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14 sectionsContents
- Administrative division
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Transport
- Sights
- Castle and town fortifications
- Religious monuments
- Světce
- Other
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Tachov (; ) 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.