Tocov

Tocov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtotsof], German: Totzau) is an abandoned Sudeten German settlement located in the Hradiště military training area four kilometers southeast of Stráž nad Ohří. It lies in the Doupov Mountains at an altitude of 590 m on the Petrovský creek.

Tocov
Village
Tocov
Coordinates: 50°18′25.92″N 13°04′58.08″E
Country	Czech Republic
Kraj	Karlovy Vary Region
Okres	Karlovy Vary District
Population  (2020)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The village was first mentioned in 1369 and became independent in 1850; till then it belonged to the town Doupov (German: Duppau). The village was inhabited mainly by Germans, who were expulsed after World War II. In an incident in May 1945 31 Germans were killed in retaliation for the killing of a policeman and the injuring of another who searched for allegedly hidden Nazis from the district centre of Kaaden.^[1][2]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 600 —     1880 609 +1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1890 543 −10.8% 1900 541 −0.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1910 600 +10.9% 1921 577 −3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1930 561 −2.8% 1950 34 −93.9%