Stráž (german: Neustadtl) is a market town in Tachov District in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Stráž lies approximately south-east of Tachov, west of Plzeň, and west of

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Administrative parts

Villages of Bernartice, Bonětice, Bonětičky, Borek, Dehetná, Jadruž, Olešná, Souměř, Strachovice and Valcha are administrative parts of Stráž.

Notable people

* Anton Gag (1859–1908), painter

References

Populated places in Tachov District Market towns in the Czech Republic {{Plzeň-geo-stub