Rozvadov ( German : Roßhaupt ) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 800 inhabitants. Located on the Czech-German border, the municipality is known for one of the busiest road border crossings in the country. Rozvadov is also known for King's Casino Rozvadov , one of the largest casinos in Central Europe.
6-487: The villages of Diana , Milíře, Nové Domky, Rozcestí and Svatá Kateřina are administrative parts of Rozvadov. The name is derived from the personal name Rozvad, meaning "Rozvad's (court)". Rozvadov is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Tachov , 59 km (37 mi) west of Plzeň , on the border with Germany. It lies in the central part of the Upper Palatine Forest . The highest point
12-418: Is below the summit of the hill Javorný vrch, at 674 m (2,211 ft) above sea level. The first written mention of Rozvadov is from 1581. The customs office is first mentioned in 1613. The current customhouse is a building from 1934. Before the expulsion of Germans in the wake of World War II, the municipality had a German-speaking majority. Rozvadov is known for King's Casino Rozvadov . It contains
18-414: Is located in the forests in the southern part of the municipality. The adjacent Diana Nature Reserve (since 1933) consists of one of the oldest and most valuable beech tree forests in the Upper Palatine Forest . A hunting mansion Diana (first mentioned in 1742) is situated in the settlement. The mansion, which is owned by the noble Kolowrat family , was named after the goddess of hunting . Its project
24-763: The Visitation of the Virgin Mary is located in Nové Domky. It is a rare example of a church built purely in the Empire style . It dates from 1836. The building is dilapidated and unused, but is gradually repaired. The village of Diana is known for Diana Castle. It is a Baroque hunting lodge built before 1732 and modified in the Neoclassical style. It was built for the Kolowrat family and named after Diana ,
30-527: The goddess of hunters. Next to the castle is a park. Today the building is privately owned and unused. Diana (Rozvadov) Diana ( German : Dianaberg ) is a village and administrative part of Rozvadov in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic . As of 2011, the population was 27 people. The area of Diana consists also of a former glasshouse and a large defunct woodworking factory. Diana
36-667: The largest poker room in Europe. Rozvadov is known for its important road border crossing with Germany Rozvadov / Waidhaus , located on the D5 motorway . The most valuable monument is the Church of Saint Catherine in Svatá Kateřina. It was built in the Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century, on the site of a Gothic provostship with the chapel of the Virgin Mary. The Church of
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