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Stráž (Domažlice District)

village in Domažlice District of Plzeň region

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ1912183 ↗
Source-derived summary

Stráž is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Stráž lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Domažlice, 51 km (32 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 133 km (83 mi) south-west of Prague.

Etymology

The name Stráž means 'guard' in Czech. This name was often given to places that were used for guarding and from which it was possible to see well into the distance, or to places along rivers that served to keep watch so that no one passed without paying the toll.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Stráž (Domažlice District)” as village in Domažlice District of Plzeň region. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Stráž, Domažlice and District.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current 98-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Stráž, Domažlice and District providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Stráž (Domažlice District)”, the useful work is to connect “village in Domažlice District of Plzeň region” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1912183. Authority coordinates are 49.415, 12.913. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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This entry incorporates text from “Stráž (Domažlice District)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.