Tehov is a municipality and village in

Benešov District Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov. Administrative division Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Tehov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Tehov (281) * Nemíž (51) *Petříny (9)

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was probably Těhov. The name was derived from the personal name Těh, meaning "Těh's (court)".

Geography

Tehov is located about east of

Benešov Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative division Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population ...

and southeast of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Vlašim Uplands Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English park. Administrative division Vlašim consists of seven muni ...

. The highest point is the hill Kosina at above sea level. The Blanice River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tehov is from 1352. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

the village was burned down and the inhabitants were murdered. After the war, Bedřich of Talmberk bought the village and annexed it to the

Vlašim Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English landscape garden, English park. Administrative division Vla� ...

estate. In the next centuries, the owners of Tehov often changed.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The D1 motorway from Prague to

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

runs north of Tehov just outside the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Tehov is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Baroque style in 1771, on the site of a church from the 13th century.

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