Ročov (, Rotschau) is a market town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Ročov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Ročov (448) Břínkov (53) Úlovice (57)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Roč, meaning "Roč's (court)". Roč was probably a shortened form of Rostislav or Roman.
Geography Ročov is located about south of Louny and northwest of Prague. It lies in the Džbán range. The highest point is at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Ročov is from 1352, when Albrecht of Kolowrat founded here a market town.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The Augustinian monastery was built in the Baroque style in 1746–1765 on the site of an old Gothic church from 1373. It was designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. After his death, the architect Anselmo Lurago took over the construction.
Next to the church is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1876–1883, after the old Baroque church was demolished in 1875. It is the main landmark of Ročov.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ročov is twinned with: Reichenbach im Vogtland, Germany
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