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Toužim

Coordinates: 50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E / 50.06056°N 12.98500°E / 50.06056; 12.98500
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Toužim
Town
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Coordinates: 50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E / 50.06056°N 12.98500°E / 50.06056; 12.98500
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictKarlovy Vary
First mentioned1354
Government
 • MayorAlexandr Žák
Area
 • Total
98.55 km2 (38.05 sq mi)
Elevation
612 m (2,008 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,458
 • Density35.09/km2 (90.88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
364 20
Websitewww.touzim.cz

Toužim (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtouʒɪm]; German: Theusing) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Toužim consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Toužim (2,699)
  • Bezděkov (45)
  • Branišov (10)
  • Dobrá Voda (110)
  • Dřevohryzy (0)
  • Kojšovice (69)
  • Komárov (74)
  • Kosmová (166)
  • Lachovice (0)
  • Luhov (8)
  • Nežichov (33)
  • Políkno (27)
  • Prachomety (55)
  • Radyně (57)
  • Smilov (12)
  • Třebouň (92)

Geography

Toužim is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Teplá Highlands. The highest point is the hill Třebouňský vrch at 825 m (2,707 ft) above sea level. The Střela River originates in the municipal territory and flows through the town proper.

History

The first written mention of Toužim is in a document from 1354, where there was written about the site of a Premonstratensian provostry. The surrounding fortified town was founded in 1469.[3]

Demographics

Transport

Toužim is located on the railway line of local importance heading from Rakovník to Bečov nad Teplou.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of the historic centre is the castle complex, formed by two castle buildings, a manorial brewery and fragments of town walls.[7]

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was roginally built in the late Gothic style after 1488. However, this parish deanery church was damaged by fires and had to be ebuilt in 1738–1742. The northern Gothic tower and the Baroque side chapel of Christ the Sufferer from 1699 have been preserved.[7]

The former town hall on the town square is an Empire building with a Gothic core. It was rebuilt to its present form after numerous fires. In the middle of the town square is a Marian column from 1705, a fountain from the mid-18th century, and a modern sculpture of King George of Poděbrady, after whom the square is named.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vznik Toužimi" (PDF) (in čeština). Město Toužim. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Station details Toužim". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Městská památková zóna" (PDF) (in čeština). Město Toužim. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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