Milavče is a municipality and village in

Domažlice District Domažlice District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Domažlice. Administrative division Domažlice District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with exte ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Milavče consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Milavče (418) *Božkovy (23) *Radonice (144)

Geography

Milavče is located about northeast of

Domažlice Domažlice (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reser ...

and southwest of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. It lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Zubřina Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Milavče is from 1302. From 1357 to 1598, it was part of the

Horšovský Týn Horšovský Týn (; ) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reserva ...

estate and shared its owners. From 1598, it belonged to the Domažlice estate. The village of Radonice was first mentioned in 1310, when it was owned by the Ostrov Monastery in

Davle Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

. Božkovy was first mentioned in 1472. On 4 August 2021, two trains collided near the village.

Demographics

Transport

Milavče is located on the railway line

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Sights

The main landmark of Milavče is the Church of Saint Adalbert. It was built in the Baroque style in 1741–1748 on the site of an old chapel. The tower and sacristy were added in the 19th century.

Notable people

Josef Váchal Josef Váchal (23 September 1884 in Milavče near Domažlice – 10 May 1969 in Radim (Jičín District), Studeňany) was a Czechs, Czech writer, painter, printmaker and book-printer. Váchal was the son of Josef Aleš-Lyžec and Anna Váchalová ...

(1884–1969), writer and painter

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milavce Villages in Domažlice District