Tuchořice
Introduction '''Tuchořice''' () is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts The villages of Nečemice and Třeskonice are administrative parts of Tuchořice.
Geography Tuchořice is located about  southwest of Louny and  northwest of Prague. The municipal territory extends into three geomorphological regions: the northern part with the Tuchořice village lies in the Lower Ohře Table, the central part with the Třeskonice village lies in the Džbán range and the southern part with the Nečemice village lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is the Výrov hill at  above sea level.
History The first written mention of Tuchořice is from 1239.Until 1519, it was owned by the local noble family of Lords of Tuchořice. From the 1520s to 1547, it was a property of the Lobkowicz family, then the owners ofter changed. Before 1728, Tuchořice was bought by the Clary-Aldringen family. They joined it to the Dobřany estate. They had demolish the old local fortress and had built a new small Baroque castle on its site. The Clary-Aldringens owned Tuchořice until 1879.
Demographics
Economy The former Baroque castle was rebuilt in 1966 and lost its historical value. Since 1970, it has been used as an institute of social welfare.
Sights The main landmark is the Church of Saint Bartholomew, located in Nečemice. It was originally a Gothic church from the mid-14th century, rebuilt in the late Baroque style in 1786.
Paleontology Miocenní sladkovodní vápence Nature MonumentIn Tuchořice is a paleontological site with Miocene lacustrine limestone deposits. It is protected as the ''Miocenní sladkovodní vápence'' Nature Monument with an area of . Some 90 species of molluscs were found in this site. The majority of those species are land snails and some of them were originally described from Tuchořice. Additionally, the remains of the species of Amphicyonidae, Rhinoceros, Aureliachoerus and Palaeomeryx have been found at this site.
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