Strašice is a municipality and village in
Rokycany District
Rokycany (; german: Rokitzan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Rokycany is made up o ...
in the
Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region ( cs, Plzeňský kraj; german: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (English, german: Pilsen). In terms of area, Plzeň Reg ...
of the
Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Strašice lies approximately east of
Rokycany
Rokycany (; german: Rokitzan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument ...
, east 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 ...
, and south-west of
Prague.
History
The first written mention of Strašice is from 1349.
Notable people
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Jiří Feureisl
Jiří Feureisl (3 October 1931 – 12 May 2021) was a Czechoslovak football forward who played for Czechoslovakia in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal in the 6–1 win over Argentina., and the 1955-60 Central European International Cup, ...
(1931–2021), footballer
References
Villages in Rokycany District
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