Tachov District () is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tachov.
Administrative division Tachov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Tachov and Stříbro.
List of municipalities 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
Geography
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), Podčeskoleská Hills (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 . The lowest point is the Hracholusky Reservoir in Erpužice at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 43.6% of the district's area.
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.
Demographics
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Tachov 14,308 41 Stříbro 8,218 48 Planá 5,528 62 Bor 4,824 116 Chodová Planá 2,004 55 Kladruby 1,668 49 Přimda 1,555 51 Stráž 1,369 54 Staré Sedliště 1,336 37 Černošín 1,193 42
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Tachov District and at least 500 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Ideal Automotive Bor 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry Loxxess Bor Bor 1,000–1,499 Transportation support activities Grammer CZ Tachov 1,000–1,499 Automotive industry King's Entertainment Rozvadov 500–999 Gambling and betting activities Kermi Stříbro 500–999 Manufacture of central heating radiators RSF Elektronik Stříbro 500–999 Manufacture of electrical equipment
Transport The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Prague to Plzeň and the Czech–German border runs through the district.
Sights
The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: Přimda Castle Slavic gord and burial mound in Bezemín Kladruby Monastery Hradišťský kopec gord in Okrouhlé Hradiště Riding hall in Světce
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:
Bor Planá Stříbro Tachov Chodský Újezd Horní Jadruž Pačín Prostiboř Zadní Chodov
The most visited tourist destinations are the Kladruby Monastery and Přimda Castle.
Notable people
References
External links
Tachov District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website