Tuchořice
Tuchořice (lang-de|Tuchorschitz}}) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
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  Tuchořice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′5″N 13°39′45″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1239 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 667 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 438 01, 439 69 |
| Website | www |
Tuchořice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Louny, 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 59 km (37 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
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Miocenní sladkovodní vápence Nature Monument
Villages of Nečemice and Třeskonice are administrative parts of Tuchořice.
Paleontology
Tuchořice is a paleontological site with Miocene lacustrine limestone deposits. 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.[2]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- Chlupáč, Ivo; et al. (2002). Geologická minulost České republiky (in Czech). Prague: Academia. pp. 318–319. ISBN 80-200-0914-0.
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