Tučapy (Tábor District)

Tučapy
Municipality
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Tučapy
Coordinates: 49°17′28″N 14°48′12″E / 49.29111°N 14.80333°E / 49.29111; 14.80333Coordinates: 49°17′28″N 14°48′12″E / 49.29111°N 14.80333°E / 49.29111; 14.80333
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
Area
• Total	18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	765
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	391 26 to 392 01
Website	http://www.tucapy.cz

Municipal office in Tučapy

Tučapy is a village and municipality (obec) in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 18.56 square kilometres (7.17 sq mi), and has a population of 791 (as at 28 August 2006).

Tučapy lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Tábor, 43 km (27 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 93 km (58 mi) south of Prague.

Sights

Memorial to the victims of the World War

• Saint James Church
• Jewish cemetery in the south-east part of the village
• small chapel in the north-east part of the village
• Saint John Nepomuk statue
• Jewish school
• Memorial plaques to remember Friedrich von Berghtold and world-known conductor Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), who was born here
• Memorial to those killed in the World Wars

People

It was the birthplace of:

• Karel Ančerl, Czech conductor

References

• Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Tábor District

Jewish cemetery in Tučapy

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