Tučapy (Tábor District)
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Tučapy is a village and municipality (obec
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...

) in Tábor District
Tábor District
Tábor District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Tábor.- Complete list of municipalities :Balkova Lhota -Bechyně -Bečice -Běleč -Borkovice -Borotín -Bradáčov -Březnice -Budislav -...

 in the South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...

 of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 18.56 square kilometres (7.2 sq mi), and has a population of 791 (as at 28 August 2006).

Tučapy lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Tábor
Tábor
Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...

, 43 km (27 mi) north-east of České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...

, and 93 km (58 mi) south of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

.

Sights

  • 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
    Friedrich von Berchtold
    Bedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic, , was a Czech physician and botanist.-Biography:Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou , District Jindřichův Hradec, in the Czech Republic....

    and world-known conductor Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), who was born here
  • Memorial to those killed in the World Wars
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