Město Touškov
Město Touškov |
Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority |
Country |
Czech Republic |
Region |
Plzeň |
Little District |
Nýřany |
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Municipalities |
Bdeněves, Čeminy, Čerňovice, Chotíkov, Kozolupy, Křelovice, Líšťany, Město Touškov, Myslinka, Pernarec, Plešnice, Pňovany, Újezd nade Mží, Úlice, Vochov |
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Area |
187.77 km2 (72 sq mi) |
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Population |
7,888 (2005-12-31) |
Density |
42 / km2 (109 / sq mi) |
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Město Touškov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɲɛsto ˈtou̯ʃkof]; German: Stadt Tuschkau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies some 10 km (6 mi) to the northwest from the region capital of Plzeň.
Touřany is also the seat of the Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Nýřany Municipality with Extended Competence.
People
- Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic (1564 - 1621); (cs)
- Jiří Mošna - pfarrer (1928-2010); (cs)
- Simon Edler von Lämel
- Richard Fleißner (1903-1989), painter
- Jiří Barhoň (born 1955); (cs)
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