Tuchlovice

Tuchlovice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants.

Tuchlovice
Municipality
The square and Church of Saint Gall
The square and Church of Saint Gall
Flag of Tuchlovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Tuchlovice
Coat of arms
Tuchlovice is located in Czech Republic
Tuchlovice
Tuchlovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′17″N 13°59′28″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1283
Area
 • Total12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,771
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 02
Websiteou-tuchlovice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Srby is an administrative part of Tuchlovice.

Geography

Tuchlovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kladno and 26 km (16 mi) west of Prague. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Křivoklát Highlands, but it also extends into the geomorphological mesoregion of Džbán in the west, and to the Prague Plateau in the east.

History

The first written mention of Tuchlovice is from 1283. From 1613 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the village was owned by the Martinic family.[2]

Transport

The D6 motorway runs through the municipality.

Sights

The landmark of Tuchlovice is the Church of Saint Gall. The originally Gothic church was first documented in 1330. After a fire, the church was rebuilt in 1844 and the tower was added.[2][3]

The 2016 movie The Good Plumber (Czech: Instalatér z Tuchlovic) was filmed here and was based on a real resident of Tuchlovice. Another movie that was shot here was Forbidden Dreams (1987).[4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce Tuchlovice" (in Czech). Obec Tuchlovice. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  3. "Kostel sv. Havla (Tuchlovice, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. "Instalatér z Tuchlovic inspiruje filmaře" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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