Všeruby () is a market town in the

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 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Všeruby consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Všeruby (413) *Brůdek (71) *Chalupy (10) *Hájek (88) *Hyršov (94) *Kosteliště (1) *Maxov (41) *Pláně (11) *Pomezí (12) *Studánky (3)

Geography

Všeruby is located about south 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 ...

, on the border with

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It lies in the

Cham-Furth Depression The Cham-Furth Depression or Všeruby Highlands (, ) is a lowland in the Upper Palatine-Bavarian Forest that separates the Upper Palatinate Forest from the Bavarian Forest. At the same time it connects the Upper Palatinate with Bohemia. The Ger ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Chamb The Chamb () is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Regen (river), Regen River. It flows through Bavaria and Plzeň Region. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the Celtic word ''kambos'', which transla ...

River flows through the eastern part of the municipal territory and then forms a part of the Czech-German border. The brook Hájecký potok (a tributary of the Chamb) originates here and supplies the fishpond Všerubský rybník, which is a large pond in the centre of Všeruby.

History

The first written mention of Všeruby is from 1570, when it was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. It was then a part of the Rýzmberk estate, owned by Lords of Gutštejn. The owners of Všeruby often changed and included various less prominent noble families. From 1697 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Všeruby was property of the Stadion family. At the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, on 4 May 1945, the German 11th Panzer Division under command of General

Wend von Wietersheim Wend von Wietersheim (18 April 1900 – 19 September 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Career Wietersheim was b ...

surrendered to the US 90th Infantry Division at Všeruby.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-German border is the road border crossing ''Všeruby / Eschlkam''.

Sights

The main landmark of Všeruby is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1628–1650. A chapel was added to the church in the 18th century. The present appearance of the church is a result of the reconstruction in the second half of the 19th century, after it was damaged by a fire. The Church of Saint Anne is located in Hájek. It was built in the Baroque style in 1712–1717 on the site of an old wooden chapel. It is a pilgrimage site.

References

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* {{authority control Populated places in Domažlice District Market towns in the Czech Republic