Kšice (german: Kscheutz) is a municipality and village in
Tachov District in the
Plzeň Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Lomnička is an administrative part of Kšice.
Geography
Kšice is located about east of
Tachov and west of
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
. It lies in the
Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Stelka at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Kšice is from 1369. It was then part of the
Stříbro
Stříbro (; german: Mies) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The town centre with the Renaissance Stříbro bridge is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monumen ...
estate. Silver and lead were mined in the vicinity of the village. At the end of the 19th century, the last mine was closed down.
After the
Munich Agreement in 1938, the village was annexed by
Nazi Germany and administered as part of
Reichsgau Sudetenland.
In 1971, Lomnička was joined to the municipality. From 1980 to 1991, Kšice was an administrative part of Stříbro. Since 1992, it has been a separate municipality.
Demographics
Transport
Lomnička lies on the Plzeň–
Bezdružice
Bezdružice (; german: Weseritz) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Polžice, Horní Polžice, Kamýk, Kohoutov, Křivce, Pačín, Řešín ...
railway line.
Sights
The main landmark of Kšice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A predecessor of the church was a Gothic building, first documented in 1384. The current church was built in the Baroque style in 1716.
Gallery
Kšice, church.jpg, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Kšice, common 2.jpg, Houses in the centre of Kšice
Kšice, municipal office.jpg, Municipal office
References
External links
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Villages in Tachov District