Tučapy (Tábor District)

Tučapy is a village and municipality (obec) in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Tučapy
Municipality
Municipal office in Tučapy
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Tučapy
Coordinates: 49°17′28″N 14°48′12″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictTábor
Area
  Total18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total765
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code
391 26 to 392 01
Websitehttp://www.tucapy.cz

The municipality covers an area of 18.56 square kilometres (7.17 sq mi), and has a population of 791 (as at 28 August 2006).

Tučapy lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Tábor, 43 km (27 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 93 km (58 mi) south of Prague.

Sights

Memorial to the victims of the World War
  • Saint James Church
  • Jewish cemetery in the south-east part of the village
  • small chapel in the north-east part of the village
  • Saint John Nepomuk statue
  • Jewish school
  • Memorial plaques to remember Friedrich von Berghtold and world-known conductor Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), who was born here
  • Memorial to those killed in the World Wars

People

It was the birthplace of:

References

Jewish cemetery in Tučapy



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