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Chotíkov
Chotíkov

Chotíkov is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 1,200.

Tachov
Tachov

Tachov is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants.

Tachov District
Tachov District

Tachov District is a district (okres) within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Tachov.

Tachov (Česká Lípa District)
Tachov (Česká Lípa District)

Tachov is a village and municipality in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.

Lom u Tachova
Lom u Tachova

Lom u Tachova is a village and municipality in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 8.43 square kilometres (3.25 sq mi), and has a population of 406 (as at 28 August 2006).

Štěchovice treasure

The Štěchovice treasure is a purported hoard of Nazi treasure. It is said to be hidden in the town of Štěchovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Štěchovice Reservoir
Štěchovice Reservoir

Štěchovice Reservoir is a dam on Vltava River built from 1937 to 1945 as the second stage of the Vltava Cascade. The dam is named after nearby village Štěchovice.

Stachowice
Stachowice

Stachowice [staxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Štěchovice
Štěchovice

Štěchovice is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 2,000.

Štichovice
Štichovice

Štichovice is a village and municipality in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 11.2 square kilometres (4.3 sq mi), and has a population of 121 (as at 3 July 2006).

Štěchovice (Strakonice District)
Štěchovice (Strakonice District)

Štěchovice is a village and municipality in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 7.29 square kilometres (2.81 sq mi), and has a population of 240 (as at 28 August 2006).

Boris Chorikov
Boris Chorikov

Boris Artemyevich Chorikov (1802–1866) was a Russian graphic artist. He is best known for his illustrations for a unique edition called Живописный Карамзин или Русская история в картинах (Picturesque Karamzin, or Russian history in pictures), which was published in St.Petersburg in 1836.

Tachometer
Tachometer

A tachometer is an instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine. The device usually displays the revolutions per minute (RPM) on a calibrated analogue dial, but digital displays are increasingly common.