Halže () is a municipality and village in

Tachov District Tachov District () is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Tachov. Administrative division Tachov District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Tacho ...

in the

Plzeň Region Plzeň Region or Plzeňský Region (also known as Pilsen Region; ) is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the western part of the historical land of Bohemia and named after the capital, Plz ...

of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Halže consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Halže (734) *Branka (61) *Horní Výšina (30) *Svobodka (107)

Etymology

The original German name ''Hals'' means 'neck' or 'throat'. The name referred to the location of the village on a long, narrow elevated place between the mountains. The Czech name was derived from the German one.

Geography

Halže is located about northwest of

Tachov Tachov (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Mže River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Tachov ...

and northwest of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. The municipality lies on the border with

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and is adjacent to German municipalities of

Bärnau Bärnau () is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 25 km northeast of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and 26 km southwest of Mariánské Lázně. It obtained town p ...

and

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. It lies in the

Upper Palatine Forest The Upper Palatine Forest ( or ''Böhmischer Wald''; , ) is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between the Czech Republic and Germany. It is a part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the German Central Uplands. Geography The ...

mountain range. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Mže The Mže (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic and shortly in Germany. It flows through Bavaria in Germany and through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions. It is the upper course of the Berounka, but usually is considered a separate river. U ...

River flows through the municipality. On the southern municipal border there is the Lučina Reservoir.

History

The first written mention of Halže is from 1479. It was a part of the

estate until 1644, when the village was donated to the newly established monastery in Světce. Halže was owned by the monastery until 1787, when the monastery was abolished, then it became a separate estate. It the 1880s, it was acquired by the Landwehr of Wehrheim family, who owned it until 1945. In 1945, most German-speaking inhabitants, which made majority of the population in Halže, were expelled. After the war, the municipality was only partly repopulated.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Halže is the Church of Saints John and Paul. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1799–1801 and the

Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...

tower was added in 1855.

Notable people

David Kratochvíl David Kratochvíl (born 23 October 2007) is a Czech paralympic swimmer. He represented the Czech Republic at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career Kratochvíl represented the Czech Republic at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships and won a ...

(born 2007), paralympic swimmer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halze Villages in Tachov District