Horšovský Týn
| Horšovský Týn | ||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Plzeň | |
| District | Domažlice | |
| Commune | Horšovský Týn | |
| Parts | Borovice (Domažlice District), Dolní Metelsko, Hašov, Horní Metelsko, Horšov, Kocourov, Lazce, Malé Předměstí, Město, Nová Ves (Domažlice District), Oplotec, Plzeňské Předměstí, Podhájí, Podražnice, Semošice, Svatá Anna, Svinná, Tasnovice, Valdorf, Velké Předměstí, Věvrov | |
| Center | Náměstí Republiky | |
| - elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 49°31′47″N 12°56′36.5″E / 49.52972°N 12.943472°ECoordinates: 49°31′47″N 12°56′36.5″E / 49.52972°N 12.943472°E | |
| Area | 71.44 km2 (27.58 sq mi) | |
| Population | 4,906 (2007-06-04) | |
| Density | 69/km2 (179/sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1184 | |
| Mayor | Josef Holeček | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 345 25 - 346 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.horsovskytyn.cz/mesto | ||
| Horšovský Týn | |
| Municipality with Extended Competence | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Region | Plzeň |
| Parts | Horšovský Týn, Staňkov |
| Area | 288.65 km2 (111.45 sq mi) |
| Population | 13,690 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 47/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Horšovský Týn | |
| Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Region | Plzeň |
| Little District | Horšovský Týn |
| Municipalities | Blížejov, Horšovský Týn, Křenovy, Meclov, Mezholezy, Mířkov, Semněvice, Srby (Domažlice District), Velký Malahov, Vidice |
| Area | 220.46 km2 (85.12 sq mi) |
| Population | 8,729 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 40/km2 (104/sq mi) |
Horšovský Týn (Czech pronunciation: [ˈhorʃofskiː ˈtiːn]; German: Bischofteinitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the River Radbuza, some 40 km (25 mi) south-west of the region capital Plzeň. From 1938 to 1945 it was, as Bischofteinitz, one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.
A settlement on the right bank of the Radbuza river was first established in the mid-13th century, on land owned by the archbishops of Prague. The town was besieged and defended during the Hussite wars between 1422 and 1431. The German Elector John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt (Johann von Pfalz-Neumarkt) helped relieve the town.
After the death of Louis II of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria became King of Bohemia and the country became a constituent state of the Habsburg Monarchy to 1918.
After 1539 Bischofteinitz belonged to the House of Lobkowicz. After the Thirty Years War the town passed to the counts on Trauttmansdorff, in whose possession the castle remained until 1945. Bischofteinitz developed into an important, if minor, provincial centre bordering Bavaria.
During the late 19th century and especially after 1918 Czechs began moving into the district in large numbers. In 1938 the town and region were annexed into Nazi Germany as part of the Sudetenland.
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