Domoušice (german: Domauschitz) is a municipality and village in

Louny District Louny District ( cs, okres Louny) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Louny. Louny is the largest district in the Ústí nad Labem region ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem ...

of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Solopysky is an administrative part of Domoušice.

Geography

Pnětluky is located about southwest of

Louny Louny (; german: Laun) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

and northwest of

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. It lies in the Džbán range. The Hasina stream originates here and flows across the municipality. The highest point is Pískový vrch at above sea level and the lowest point is the bed of the Hasina stream at .

History

The area of the gord Na Rovinách was inhabited already in the prehistoric times. The first written mention of Domoušice is from 1325.

Demographics

Transport

Domoušice lies on the

Rakovník Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rakovník ...

–

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railway line. There are two stations, Domoušice and Solopysky. Domoušice is connected by two bus lines. A 3rd class road goes through Domoušice.

Sights

The Church of Saint Martin is a Baroque building from 1754. The Domoušice Castle is a small rural Baroque mansion from the beginning of the 18th century. Today it is the seat of the forest administration. Kounov stone series are ancient

stone row A stone row or stone alignment is a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones set at intervals along a common axis or series of axes, usually dating from the later Neolithic or Bronze Age.Power (1997), p.23 Rows may be in ...

s, which are often called the most mysterious place in the Czech Republic. They contain about 2,000

quartz Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical form ...

stones, most often 80 cm in diameter, and run several hundred metres at irregular intervals from north to south in parallel rows. They are located on a raised plateau in the western part of the municipality and are named after the neighbouring village of Kounov.

Gallery

Domoušice zvonice.JPG, Belfry near the church Domoušice stará škola.JPG, Former school Domoušice zámek1.JPG, Domoušice Castle Domoušice zvonička.JPG, Bell tower with a chapel Kounovské kamenné řady.JPG, Kounov stone series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Domousice Villages in Louny District