| Tochovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Příbram |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5956°N 13.9925°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1305 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.86 |
| Elevation M: | 487 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 656 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 262 81 |
Tochovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The village of Hořejany is an administrative part of Tochovice.
The name is derived from the personal name Toch, meaning "the village of Toch's people". Toch was probably a shortened form of Tomáš or Tobiáš.[2]
Tochovice is located about 8km (05miles) south of Příbram and 54km (34miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 528m (1,732feet) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Zákostelecký.
The first written mention of Tochovice is from 1305, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.[3]
Tochovice is located on the railway line Beroun–Strakonice via Příbram. The municipality is served by two train stations.[4]
There is a racecourse for horse racing in Tochovice. It was founded in 1964 and the track is 1420m (4,660feet) long.[5]
The main landmark of Tochovice is the Tochovice Castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into the late Baroque castle. The castle was then extended and rebuilt in the early Neoclassical style in 1821–1823. The castle is surrounded by a park.[6]