Tochovice

Tochovice
Municipality
Tochovice Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Tochovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′44″N 13°59′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	11.86 km^2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	656
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	262 81
Website	www.tochovice.cz

Tochovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hořejany is an administrative part of Tochovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Toch, meaning "the village of Toch's people". Toch was probably a shortened form of Tomáš or Tobiáš.^[2]

Geography

Tochovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Příbram and 54 km (34 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 528 m (1,732 ft) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Zákostelecký.

History

The first written mention of Tochovice is from 1305, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 866 —     1880 893 +3.1% 1890 893 +0.0% 1900 914 +2.4% 1910 885 −3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 863 −2.5% 1930 830 −3.8% 1950 636 −23.4% 1961 581 −8.6% 1970 571 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 607 +6.3% 1991 595 −2.0% 2001 565 −5.0% 2011 629 +11.3% 2021 615 −2.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Tochovice is located on the railway line Beroun–Strakonice via Příbram. The municipality is served by two train stations.^[6]

Sport

There is a racecourse for horse racing in Tochovice. It was founded in 1964 and the track is 1,420 m (4,660 ft) long.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Tochovice is the Tochovice Castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into the late Baroque castle. The castle was then extended and rebuilt in the early Neoclassical style in 1821–1823. The castle is surrounded by a park.^[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 345.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Tochovice. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Tochovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
7. "Dostihové závodiště" (in Czech). Obec Tochovice. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
8. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

External links

• Official website