Tachlovice

Tachlovice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Tachlovice
Municipality
Church of Saint James the Great
Flag
Coat of arms
Tachlovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′52″N 14°14′27″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
First mentioned1234
Area
 • Total6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total878
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 17
Websitewww.tachlovice.cz

Geography

Tachlovice lies on the Radotínský creek. It lies in a flat landscape, the highest point is 383 m (1,257 ft) above sea level.

Sights
Tachlovice White Willow

The Baroque complex of the Church of Saint James the Great is a cultural monument. It represents an architecturally and urbanistically valuable set of buildings from the 1740s with clear remnants of the original Gothic construction. It contains the church and a cemetery chapel.[2]

Tachlovice White Willow is a memorable tree, one of the largest of its kind in Bohemia with a shaft circuit of 773 cm (304 in).[3]

Culture

Veteran Car Club Tachlovice was founded in 1960.[4] Since 1976, it organizes a veteran cars exhibition and contest called Tachlovice Triangle. It is held once a year in memory of the founder Jan Horák. Vehicles manufactured until the 1970s are displayed near the village common and some of them later compete driving on the triangle route.[5]

  • Church of Saint James the Great, front view
  • Church of Saint James the Great, side view
  • Graveyard chapel
  • Former rectory
  • Tachlovice Triangle

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. "Pokračování životopisu Vrby bílé (Salix alba)" (in Czech). Obec Tachlovice. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. "VCC Tachlovice v AČR" (in Czech). Veteran Car Club Tachlovice. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. "Tachlovický trojúhelník" (in Czech). Veteran Car Club Tachlovice. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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