Tuchořice

Tuchořice
Tuchořice
Municipality
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	Tuchořice
	Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 13°39′41″E / 50.28194°N 13.66139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Louny
Area
• Total	23.17 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	699
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Postal code	438 01 to 439 69
Website	http://www.tuchorice.cz/

Tuchořice is a village and municipality (obec) in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 23.17 square kilometres (8.95 sq mi), and has a population of 699 (as at 28 August 2006).

Tuchořice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Louny, 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 59 km (37 mi) west of Prague.

Tuchořice is a paleontological site with Miocene lacustrine limestone deposits. Some 90 species of molluscs were found in this site. The majority of those species are land snails and some of them were originally described from Tuchořice.^[1]

References

^ (in Czech) Chlupáč I. et al. (2002). Geologická minulost České republiky. Academia, Praha, ISBN 80-200-0914-0. pages 318-319.

Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Louny District

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[Chlupáč_2002-1] (in Czech) Chlupáč I. et al. (2002). Geologická minulost České republiky. Academia, Praha, ISBN 80-200-0914-0. pages 318-319.

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