| Čachovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mladá Boleslav |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.2756°N 14.9461°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1088 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.90 |
| Elevation M: | 207 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 879 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 294 43 |
Čachovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
The village of Struhy is an administrative part of Čachovice.
The village was named after a lord named Čach, who had a fortress here.[2]
Čachovice is located about 16km (10miles) south of Mladá Boleslav and 34km (21miles) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural land of the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vlkava River.
The first written mention of Čachovice is from 1088, when it was donated to the Vyšehrad Chapter. From the early 15th century, for several generations, it was property of the Chlumský family. Around 1600, it was shortly owned by the royal chamber, then it often changed owners. From 1789 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Čachovice and Struhy was part of the Loučeň estate. Among its owners were the Thurn und Taxis family and during their rule Čachovice significantly developed. Struhy used to be more populated village than Čachovice until 1870, when a sugar factory was founded there, which meant building development and an influx of residents.[2]
Čachovice is located on the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk.[3]
The main landmark is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Struhy. It is an early Baroque church from the 17th century.[4]