Drahouš is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the

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of the

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. It has about 80 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Drahouš consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Drahouš (36) *Svatý Hubert (2) *Tlestky (24)

Geography

Drahouš is located about west of Rakovník and west of

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. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is the hill Plavečský vrch at above sea level. The stream Rakovnický potok originates in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Drahouš is from 1404. Tlestky was first mentioned in 1419.

Demographics

Transport

The I/27 road (the section from Plzeň to Most) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Svatý Hubert is a complex of Baroque and Neoclassical buildings with an octagonal hunting lodge from the 18th century in its centre. It was built for the Czernin family in the middle of the former fallow deer park. Near Svatý Hubert is Plaveč, a Baroque summer house that belonged to the hunting lodge. In the centre of Drahouš is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. This Baroque chapel was rebuilt into its current form in 1852.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drahous Villages in Rakovník District