Rozvadov (german: Roßhaupt) is a municipality and village in
Tachov District in the
Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region ( cs, Plzeňský kraj; german: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň ( English, german: Pilsen). In terms of area, Plzeň ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of
Diana
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* Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon
* Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...
, Milíře, Nové Domky, Rozcestí and Svatá Kateřina are administrative parts of Rozvadov.
Geography
Rozvadov is located about southwest of
Tachov
Tachov (; german: Tachau) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Mže River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts ...
, west of
Plzeň and southwest of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, on the border with
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It lies in the central part of the
Upper Palatine Forest
The Upper Palatine Forest (german: Oberpfälzer Wald or ''Böhmischer Wald'', cs, Český les) is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between Germany and the Czech Republic. It is part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the Germa ...
. The highest point of the municipality is below the summit of the hill Javorný vrch, at .
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.
Before the
expulsion of Germans
Expulsion or expelled may refer to:
General
* Deportation
* Ejection (sports)
* Eviction
* Exile
* Expeller pressing
* Expulsion (education)
* Expulsion from the United States Congress
* Extradition
* Forced migration
* Ostracism
* Perso ...
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.
Transport
Rozvadov is known for its important road border crossing with Germany ''Rozvadov /
Waidhaus'', located on the
D5 motorway.
References
External links
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Villages in Tachov District
Czech Republic–Germany border crossings