Týniště (Plzeň-South District)

Týniště
Municipality
Týniště
Coordinates: 49°30′43″N 13°24′8″E / 49.51194°N 13.40222°ECoordinates: 49°30′43″N 13°24′8″E / 49.51194°N 13.40222°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
Area
• Total	8.09 km^2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	56
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Postal code	334 01

Týniště is a small municipality (56 inhabitants in 2006, compared to 175 inhabitants in 1880)which is located in the Pilsen Region (Plzeňský kraj) 36 kilometres (23 miles) to the south of the city of Pilsen (Plzeň) 530 metres (1,720') above sea level on the regional route 230 (Czech: krajská silnice 230).^[1] Until 1990 a part of the Horšice municipality.

The village was firstly mentioned in 1379. In the 16th century it was known as Pustá ("empty" or "deserted").

Luh (pron: /lυx/) – a part of the municipality which is located 2 kilometres (1.25 miles) to the west of Týniště, 446 metres (1,450') above sea level with a saw-mill on the Zlatý potok stream (Golden Stream) and a hunting lodge.

Pub 'Hospoda U Kaiserů'

The municipal water tower

Luh

References

1. http://www.mapy.cz/#x=130633426@y=134375664@z=9@mm=ZP@sa=r@st=sr@ssq=Tyniste@sss=1@ssp=120705957_126814081_150393765_149833601@srq=route(fast,toll):49%C2%B031%E2%80%B215.91%E2%80%B3N%2013%C2%B025%E2%80%B23.34%E2%80%B3E%3E49%C2%B044'50.913%22N%2013%C2%B022'39.314%22E