Duchcov

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Field	Value
name	Duchcov
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Duchcov - náměstí Republiky, kostel a zámek obr01.jpg
image_caption	Republiky Square with Duchcov Castle and the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady
image_flag	Vlajka Duchcov.jpg
image_shield	CoA of Duchcov.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Ústí nad Labem
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Teplice
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Zbyněk Šimbera
leader_party	SOCDEM
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1207
area_total_km2	15.41
elevation_m	201
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	8695
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	419 01
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Geography

Duchcov is located about 6 km southwest of Teplice and 20 km southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Most Basin. The stream Loučeňský potok flows through the town. The town is surrounded by several fishponds and artificial lakes.

History

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The first written mention of Duchcov is from 1207, referring to the older name Hrabišín. The name of Duchcov is first mentioned in 1240. In the 14th century, Duchcov was a serf town surrounded by walls with three gates. In these times, the Romanesque Church of St. George and the Dominican monastery were in the town. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, Duchcov became the seat of the estate owners, the Kaplíř of Sulevice family, and in the 16th century, the Lobkowicz family acquired Duchcov. By marrying a widow from the Lobkowicz family, the Wallenstein family acquired the town.

A brewery was established in 1675. In 1763, the first coal mine was opened near the town. In the 19th century, Duchcov got industrial character. A sugar factory and a porcelain factory were established. In 1867, the railway was built, which enabled the rapid development of coal mining. Due to the influx of workers from the hinterland, the town with a German majority was transformed into a Czech town.

Until 1918, Dux – Duchcov was part of Austria-Hungary, head of the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.

In 1918, Duchcov became a part of independent Czechoslovakia. In 1938, as a result of the Munich Agreement, the town was ceded to Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. In May 1945, after the liberation of Czechoslovakia, Duchcov returned under Czechoslovak administration. The Sudeten German population was expelled in 1945 and replaced by Czech settlers.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|3532 |1880|7689 |1890|10473 |1900|12867 |1910|13207 |1921|13374 |1930|13806 |1950|8701 |1961|9417 |1970|9988 |1980|10257 |1991|8913 |2001|8780 |2011|8487 |2021|8506 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

Duchcov is located on the Děčín–Kadaň railway line.

Sights

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The main landmark of the town is the Duchcov Castle. The castle was built in the 13th century as a fortress and later was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style. It is protected as a national cultural monument. Today the castle is owned by the state. It is open to visitors and offers guided tours.

The Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady is located next to the castle, on Republiky Square in the historic centre. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1720s. Other valuable buildings on the square include the fountain with the statue of Saint Florian from 1728 and Column of the Holy Trinity, built in 1750–1760.

Notable people

Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798), Italian adventurer; lived and died here
Bohumil Bydžovský (1880–1969), mathematician
Egon von Jordan (1902–1978), Austrian actor
Iva Budařová (born 1960), tennis player
Zuzana Mrázová (born 1978), politician
Štěpán Vachoušek (born 1979), footballer
Eva Birnerová (born 1984), tennis player

Twin towns – sister cities

Duchcov is twinned with:

GER Miltenberg, Germany
GER Mulda, Germany

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie Duchcova". Město Duchcov.
Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Detail stanice Duchcov". [[České dráhy]].
"Zámek Duchcov". National Heritage Institute.
"Tour routes". National Heritage Institute.
"Památky ve městě". Město Duchcov.
"Partnerská města". Město Duchcov.

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