| Domoušice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Louny |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.2342°N 13.7297°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1325 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.28 |
| Elevation M: | 415 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 634 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 439 68, 440 01 |
Domoušice (German: Domauschitz) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The village of Solopysky is an administrative part of Domoušice.
The initial name of the settlement was Domašice. The name was derived from the personal name Domaše, meaning "the village of Domaše's people". In the 18th century, the name evolved into its present form.[2]
Domoušice is located about 14km (09miles) southwest of Louny and 46km (29miles) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Džbán range. The highest point is the hill Pískový vrch at 526m (1,726feet) above sea level. The Hasina Stream originates here and flows across the municipality.
The area of the Na Rovinách gord was inhabited already in the prehistoric times. The first written mention of Domoušice is from 1325, when King John of Bohemia donated the village to Knight Chval and his son Dětřich. The next owner of the village was the Ostrov Monastery in Davle. Aftr the Hussite Wars, Domoušice was property of various noblemen. In 1599–1627, Domoušnice was owned by Old Town of Prague. From 1628, the village was ruled by the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus.[3]
Domoušice is located on the Rakovník–Most railway line. The municipality is served by two train stations: Domoušice and Solopysky.
The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the Baroque style in 1754.[4]
The Domoušice Castle is a small rural Baroque mansion from the beginning of the 18th century. Today it is the seat of the forest administration.[5]
Kounov stone series are ancient stone rows, which are often called the most mysterious place in the Czech Republic. They contain about 2,000 quartz stones, most often 80 cm in diameter, and run several hundred metres at irregular intervals from north to south in parallel rows. They are located on a raised plateau in the western part of the municipality and are named after the neighbouring village of Kounov.[6]