Tochovice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Tochovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

• Tochovice (536)
• Hořejany (79)

The name is derived from the personal name Toch, meaning "the village of Toch's people". Toch was probably a shortened form of Tomáš or Tobiáš.

Tochovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Příbram and 54 km (34 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 528 m (1,732 ft) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Zákostelecký.

The first written mention of Tochovice is from 1305, when King Wenceslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 866 —     1880 893 +3.1% 1890 893 +0.0% 1900 914 +2.4% 1910 885 −3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 863 −2.5% 1930 830 −3.8% 1950 636 −23.4% 1961 581 −8.6% 1970 571 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 607 +6.3% 1991 595 −2.0% 2001 565 −5.0% 2011 629 +11.3% 2021 615 −2.2%
Source: Censuses

Tochovice is located on the railway line Beroun–Strakonice via Příbram. The municipality is served by two train stations.

There is a racecourse for horse racing in Tochovice. It was founded in 1964 and the track is 1,420 m (4,660 ft) long.

The main landmark of Tochovice is the Tochovice Castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into the late Baroque castle. The castle was then extended and rebuilt in the early Neoclassical style in 1821–1823. The castle is surrounded by a park.

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