| Černošín | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tachov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8189°N 12.8822°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Vladimír Krejča |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1155 |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.21 |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1199 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 349 01, 349 58 |
Černošín (de|Tschernoschin) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Krásné Údolí, Lažany, Lhota, Ostrovce, Pytlov, Třebel, Víchov and Záhoří are administrative parts of Černošín.
The name of the town is probably derived from the personal name Černoš, who was a local lord.[2]
Černošín is located about east of Tachov and 36km (22miles) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Vlčí hora at 704m (2,310feet) above sea level. The Mže River flows along the southern municipal border. Its tributary, the stream Kosový potok, forms the western municipal border near Třebel and Záhoří, before it merges with the Mže just outside the territory of Černošín.
The first written mention of Černošín is from 1155, but this document has not been preserved. The next mention of Černošín is from 1290. From the 14th to the 17th century, it was owned by the Schwamberg family. In 1541, Černošín was promoted to a town. After the town obtained various rights and privileges in 1551, it became an important trade and craft centre. The development was stopped by the Thirty Years' War, during which the town was heavily damaged and depopulated. In the middle of the 17th century, the town received new privileges and was resettled by German immigrants.[2]
The Plzeň–Karlovy Vary railway briefly crosses the municipal territory in the south, but there is no train station.
The main landmark of Černošín is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in the Baroque style in 1711–1736, on the site of an old Gothic church from the 14th century.[3]
A tourist destination is the ruin of the Volfštejn Castle, located in the woods at the foot of Vlčí hora. It was built in the middle of the 13th century, the first written mention dates from 1316. It was destroyed during the battles of King George of Poděbrady with the opposition in 1470. The best-preserved part is the bergfried with a Romanesque arched portal. Today the ruin is freely accessible.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Černošín is twinned with:[5]