Čachrov () is a market town in

Klatovy District Klatovy District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Klatovy. With an area of , it is the largest district in the country. Administrative division Klatovy District is divided into three Di ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Čachrov consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Čachrov (168) *Bradné (18) *Březí (29) *Chřepice (1) *Chvalšovice (20) *Dobřemilice (11) *Javorná (122) *Jesení (39) *Kunkovice (40) *Onen Svět (6) *Předvojovice (5) *Svinná (8) *Zahrádka (5)

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Cachrov. The name was derived from the personal name Cacher (a Czech variant of the German name Zacher, which was a shortened form of Zacharias). Later the name of the settlement was distorted to Čachrov because people thought it came from the Czech word ''čachr'' ("dishonest trade").

Geography

Čachrov is located about south of

Klatovy Klatovy (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administr ...

and south of

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. The northern part of the large municipal territory, which includes the Čachrov proper, lies in the

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. The southern part is forested and mountainous and lies in the

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. The highest point is near the top of the Polom mountain at above sea level. The territory of Čachrov is rich in streams. The main watercourse is the Ostružná River, which originates here. The central and western part of the municipal territory is protected as the Šumava Protected Landscape Area; the southern part belongs to the

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History

The first written mention of Čachrov is from 1338, when the village was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. In the 1380s, Vilém of Čachrov had built here a fortress. His descendants owned Čachrov until 1446. Soon after that year, Čachrov was annexed to the

Velhartice Velhartice () is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division V ...

estate. In 1541, Čachrov became again a separate estate, owned by various lower noblemen.

Demographics

Transport

The I/27 road (part of the European route E53), which connects Klatovy with the Czech-German border in

Železná Ruda Železná Ruda (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is one of the important sports and tourist centres of the Bohemian Forest. Administrative division Železná Ruda con ...

, runs through the municipal territory.

Sights

The main landmark of Čachrov is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century, then it was modified in the 18th century. In 1804, the tower was added. A significant landmark is the original medieval late Gothic fortress. A Renaissance reconstruction took place around 1600 and an early Baroque manor house was attached to the fortress in 1712. Today it is in poor condition and inaccessible. The Church of Saint Anne is a valuable Baroque building located in Javorná. It was originally a chapel, built in 1698–1701. In 1718–1721, the western part with the two towers was added and it became a church.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cachrov Populated places in Klatovy District Market towns in the Czech Republic