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Rozvadov (German: Roßhaupt) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Rozvadov
Municipality
Rozvadov / Waidhaus border crossing
Flag Coat of arms
Rozvadov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′6″N 12°33′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1581
Area
• Total	54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	718
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	348 07
Website	www.rozvadov.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Diana, Milíře, Nové Domky, Rozcestí and Svatá Kateřina are administrative parts of Rozvadov.

Geography

Rozvadov is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Tachov, 59 km (37 mi) west of Plzeň and 138 km (86 mi) southwest of Prague, on the border with Germany. It lies in the central part of the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point of the municipality is below the summit of the hill Javorný vrch, at 674 metres (2,211 ft).

History

The first written mention of Rozvadov is from 1581. The customs office is first mentioned in 1613. The current customhouse is a building from 1934.[2]

Before the expulsion of Germans in the wake of World War II, the municipality had a German-speaking majority.

Economy

King's Casino Rozvadov is located here and as of 2021, it contains the largest poker room in Europe.[3]

Transport

Rozvadov is known for its important road border crossing with Germany Rozvadov / Waidhaus, located on the D5 motorway.

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Rozvadov

Rozvadov (deutsch Roßhaupt) ist eine Gemeinde mit 780 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2021) in Tschechien. Sie liegt in 570 m ü. M. im Oberpfälzer Wald (Český les) an der Grenze zu Bayern und gehört dem Okres Tachov an. Die Gemeinde hat eine Fläche von 54,9 km².

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