Stráž (german: Neustadtl) is a market town in

Tachov District Tachov District ( cs, okres Tachov)( German: Bezirk Tachau) is a district ('' okres'') within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Tachov. List of municipalities Benešovice - Bezdružice - Bor - Brod nad Tichou - Broumov - � ...

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

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Stráž lies approximately south-east of

Tachov Tachov (; german: Tachau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Mže River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts ...

, 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 ...

, and west of

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Administrative parts

Villages of Bernartice, Bonětice, Bonětičky, Borek, Dehetná, Jadruž, Olešná, Souměř, Strachovice and Valcha are administrative parts of Stráž.

Notable people

Anton Gag Anton Gag (12 June 1859 – 22 May 1908) was a Sudeten Germans, Sudeten-American Painting, painter and photography, studio photographer known for his portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and murals. Immigrating to the United States at the age of 14 ...

(1859–1908), painter

References

Populated places in Tachov District Market towns in the Czech Republic {{Plzeň-geo-stub