Tučapy is a municipality and village in

Tábor District Tábor District ( cs, okres Tábor) is a district (''okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tábor. List of municipalities Balkova Lhota - Bechyně - Bečice - Běleč - Borkovice - '' Borotín'' ...

in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part ...

of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Brandlín and Dvorce are administrative parts of Tučapy.

Geography

Tučapy is located about southeast of

Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...

and northeast of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is ...

. It lies in the

Křemešník Highlands Křemešník is a mountain in the municipality of Nový Rychnov in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The mountain lies near the town of Pelhřimov and is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. With an elevation of above sea level, it is t ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Černovický Stream flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is very rich in ponds.

History

The first written mention of Tučapy is in a document created between 1344 and 1350. Tučapy had a significant Jewish community. In the 19th century, it was one of the largest Jewish communities in the region where Jews made up a third of the population.

Sights

The main landmark of Tučapy is the Church of Saint James the Great. A parish church in Tučapy was first mentioned in the 14th century. The current building dates from 1724. There are several monuments connected with the Jewish community. These monuments include former Jewish school, synagogue and cemetery. The cemetery has an area of and the oldest preserved tombs date from 1737.

Notable people

Karel Ančerl Karel Ančerl (11 April 1908 – 3 July 1973) was a Czechoslovak conductor and composer, renowned especially for his performances of contemporary music and for his interpretations of music by Czech composers. Ančerl was born into a prosper ...

(1908–1973), conductor

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