Hojsova Stráž (; german: Eisenstraß) is a village in the

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in the

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of the

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. It is administratively a part of

Železná Ruda Železná Ruda (, german: Markt Eisenstein) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is located in the Bohemian Forest, close to the border with Bavaria and the German town Bayeris ...

. It traces its origins to the 16th century as a community of miners. The single-aisled

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Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was built in 1826. Since the late 18th century the region has been known as a tourist destination for its remarkable natural landscapes.

History

The first written mention of Hojsova Stráž was from 1614. The original settlement was founded near

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mines. A brewery was founded here in 1850, but was closed in 1946. The village only became well known in the 20th century due to the development of tourism in

Šumava The Bohemian Forest, known in Czech as Šumava () and in German as Böhmerwald, is a low mountain range in Central Europe. Geographically, the mountains extend from Plzeň Region and South Bohemia in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria i ...

. Today, Hojsova Stráž is an important center for winter and summer recreational activities.

Gallery

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External links

Hojsova Stráž
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