Tuchlovice

Tuchlovice
Municipality
Centre of Tuchlovice
Flag Coat of arms
Tuchlovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′17″N13°59′28″E / 50.13806°N 13.99111°E / 50.13806; 13.99111
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1283
Area
• Total	12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	2,779
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 02
Website	ou-tuchlovice.cz

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

Administrative parts

The village of Srby is an administrative part of Tuchlovice.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Tuchovice. The name was derived from the personal name Tuch, meaning "the village of Tuch's people". In the 14th century, the name was distorted to its present form. ^[2]

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 Džbán range in the west and to the Prague Plateau in the east. The highest point is the artificial hill Tuchlovická halda at 484 m (1,588 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows through the municipality. A small part of the fishpond Turyňský rybník, supplied by the Loděnice, extends into the eastern part of the municipal territory.

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. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,253 —     1880 1,453 +16.0% 1890 1,488 +2.4% 1900 2,175 +46.2% 1910 2,718 +25.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,793 +2.8% 1930 2,919 +4.5% 1950 2,713 −7.1% 1961 2,792 +2.9% 1970 2,574 −7.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,117 −17.8% 1991 1,960 −7.4% 2001 2,145 +9.4% 2011 2,394 +11.6% 2021 2,746 +14.7%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Gall

The main 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. ^{[3] [6]}

In popular culture

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). ^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 394.
3. "Historie obce Tuchlovice" (in Czech). Obec Tuchlovice. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel sv. Havla (Tuchlovice, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
7. "Instalatér z Tuchlovic inspiruje filmaře" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

External links

• Official website