world.wikisort.org - Czech

Strážov (German: Drosau) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Strážov
Town
Panorama of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Strážov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′4″N 13°14′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1352
Government
• Mayor	Josef Rousek
Area
• Total	35.71 km2 (13.79 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,424
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	339 01, 340 21
Website	mesto.strazov.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Božtěšice, Brtí, České Hamry, Horní Němčice, Javoříčko, Kněžice, Krotějov, Lehom, Lukavice, Mladotice, Opálka, Rovná, Splž, Viteň and Zahorčice are administrative parts of Strážov.

Etymology

The name of the town is derived from its original purpose when residents were maintaining a trade route and guarded the payment of customs duties (Czech: strážit = to guard).

Geography

Strážov lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 49 kilometres (30 mi) south of Plzeň, and 122 kilometres (76 mi) south-west of Prague. It lies on the Strážovský Stream.

History

The first written mention of the town is from 1352.[2] It was probably founded in the middle of the 13th century. Silver and lead began to be quarried in the 15th century.[3]

Louis II of Hungary granted Strážov's town privileges on 24 June 1524, and the right to the fortifications and the coat of arms a year later. Soon after, the mines were depleted. The town was burned during the Thirty Years' War (in 1641) by Swedes.[2] Strážov was recovering slowly. The stimulus for its development was mainly the production of lace (first mentioned in 1725) and the establishment of a leather factory.[3]

Notable people

• Abraham Benisch (1811–1878), Hebraist and journalist

Gallery

• 
  Town hall
• 
  Road through the town
• 
  Statue at the town square

References

External links

• Official website

---