Tochovice is a municipality and village in PÃ ÂÃÂbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Tochovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the personal name Toch, meaning "the village of Toch's people". Toch was probably a shortened form of TomÃ¡à ¡ or TobiÃ¡à ¡.
Tochovice is located about south of Pà ÂÃÂbram and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Beneà ¡ov Uplands. The highest point is at 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.
Tochovice is located on the railway line BerounâÂÂStrakonice via Pà ÂÃÂbram. The municipality is served by two train stations.
There is a racecourse for horse racing in Tochovice. It was founded in 1964 and the track is long.
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 1821âÂÂ1823. The castle is surrounded by a park.