Obora (Tachov District)

Obora (German: Thiergarten) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Obora
Municipality
Doní Výšina, a part of Obora
Flag Coat of arms
Obora Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′53″N 12°32′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1660
Area
• Total	16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	171
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	347 01
Website	www.obec-obora.cz

Obora lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Tachov, 64 km (40 mi) west of Plzeň, and 142 km (88 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

Obora consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Obora (139)
• Dolní Výšina (19)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,962	—
1880	1,528	−22.1%
1890	1,503	−1.6%
1900	1,609	+7.1%
1910	1,570	−2.4%
1921	1,526	−2.8%
1930	1,601	+4.9%
1950	375	−76.6%
1961	205	−45.3%
1970	187	−8.8%
1980	124	−33.7%
1991	98	−21.0%
2001	104	+6.1%
2011	106	+1.9%
2021	158	+49.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]