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Castle Hartenštejn nad Bochovem
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Karlovy Vary | ||
| District | Karlovy Vary | ||
| Commune | Karlovy Vary | ||
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°9′19″N 13°2′22″E / 50.15528°N 13.03944°ECoordinates: 50°9′19″N 13°2′22″E / 50.15528°N 13.03944°E | ||
| Area | 95.65 km2 (36.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,070 (2011-01-01) | ||
| Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1325 | ||
| Mayor | Miroslav Egert | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 364 71 | ||
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Location in Karlovy Vary District
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
Bochov (German: Buchau) is a small town (1226 inhabitants in 2011) in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic.
BUCHAU was a town in historical Bohemia crownland. Owing to a majority of German speaking population, it was occupied by the nazis as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland from 1938 to 1945.