Toužim (; ) is a town in

Karlovy Vary District Karlovy Vary District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary. Administrative division Karlovy Vary District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Toužim consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Toužim (2,699) *Bezděkov (45) *Branišov (10) *Dobrá Voda (110) *Dřevohryzy (0) *Kojšovice (69) *Komárov (74) *Kosmová (166) *Lachovice (0) *Luhov (8) *Nežichov (33) *Políkno (27) *Prachomety (55) *Radyně (57) *Smilov (12) *Třebouň (92)

Geography

Toužim is located about south of

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

. It lies in the

Teplá Highlands Teplá () is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. Administrative division Teplá cons ...

. The highest point is the hill Třebouňský vrch at above sea level. The

Střela The Střela is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Karlovy Vary and Central Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the 22nd longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The name means ...

River originates in the municipal territory and flows through the town proper.

History

The first written mention of Toužim is in a document from 1354, where there was written about the site of a

Premonstratensian The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular in the Catholic Chur ...

provostry. The surrounding fortified town was founded in 1469.

Demographics

Transport

Toužim is located on the railway line of local importance heading from

Rakovník Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

Bečov nad Teplou Bečov nad Teplou () is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. Administrative div ...

Sights

The main landmark of the historic centre is the castle complex, formed by two castle buildings, a manorial brewery and fragments of town walls. The parish deanery Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built after 1488. The original late Gothic church building was damaged by fires and rebuilt in 1738–1742. The northern Gothic tower and the Baroque side chapel of Christ the Sufferer from 1699 have been preserved. The former town hall on the town square is a Neoclassical-Empire building with a Gothic core. It was rebuilt to its present form after numerous fires. In the middle of the town square is a Marian column from 1705, a fountain from the mid-18th century, and a modern sculpture of King

George of Poděbrady George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (; ), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the ...

, after whom the square is named.

Notable people

Francis Erdmann, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis Erdmann of Saxe-Lauenburg ( Theusing, 25 February 1629 – 30 July 1666, Schwarzenbek), was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1665 and 1666. He was the eldest son of Duke Julius Henry and his second wife Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg, da ...

(1629–1666), German nobleman *

Josef Antonín Sehling Josef Antonín Sehling (also Seeling, Seling, Sölling; 7 January 1710 – 19 September 1756) was a Bohemian composer and violinist of the baroque period. Life Sehling was born in Toužim (German: Teusing), Western Bohemia. From an early age, he ...

(1710–1756), composer *

Ignaz Friedrich Tausch Ignaz Friedrich Tausch (29 January 1793, in Theusing – 8 September 1848) was a Bohemian botanist. He studied philosophy, medicine and natural sciences at the University of Prague, becoming an associate professor of economic and technical bota ...

(1793–1848), botanist *

Emil Triner Emil Triner (born 15 March 1961) is a Czech retired professional rally driver. He drove for Škoda Motorsport in the World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and go ...

(born 1961), racing driver

References

External links

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Toužim Castle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Touzim Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Karlovy Vary District