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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Černošín
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Town]]
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| image_skyline           = Tschernoschin-2012-05-06-NamestiSKostelemSvatehoJiri.JPG
| image_caption           = Town square with the Church of Saint George
| image_flag              = Flag of Černošín.svg
| image_shield            = Znak města Černošín.png
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Plzeň Region|Plzeň]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Tachov District|Tachov]]
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| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|49|49|8|N|12|52|56|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
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| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Vladimír Krejča
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1155
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 42.21
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 500
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 1199
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal codes
| postal_code             = 349 01, 349 58
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| area_code               =
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.cernosin.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Černošín''' ({{langx|de|Tschernoschin}}) is a town in [[Tachov District]] in the [[Plzeň Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
==Administrative parts==
The villages of Krásné Údolí, Lažany, Lhota, Ostrovce, Pytlov, Třebel, Víchov and Záhoří are administrative parts of Černošín.
==Etymology==
The name of the town is probably derived from the personal name Černoš, who was a local lord.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie města|url=https://www.cernosin.cz/turistika/historie/|publisher=Město Černošín|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>
==Geography==
Černošín is located about {{convert|18|km}} east of [[Tachov]] and {{convert|36|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Plzeň]]. It lies in the [[Plasy Uplands]]. The highest point is the hill Vlčí hora at {{convert|704|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The [[Mže]] River flows along the southern municipal border. Its tributary, the stream [[Kosový potok]], forms the western municipal border near Třebel and Záhoří, before it merges with the Mže just outside the territory of Černošín.
==History==
The first written mention of Černošín is from 1155, but this document has not been preserved. The next mention of Černošín is from 1290. From the 14th to the 17th century, it was owned by the Schwamberg family. In 1541, Černošín was promoted to a town. After the town obtained various rights and privileges in 1551, it became an important trade and craft centre. The development was stopped by the [[Thirty Years' War]], during which the town was heavily damaged and depopulated. In the middle of the 17th century, the town received new privileges and was resettled by German immigrants.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2539
|1880|2665
|1890|2723
|1900|2777
|1910|2785
|1921|2845
|1930|2722
|1950|1361
|1961|1412
|1970|1349
|1980|1296
|1991|1117
|2001|1055
|2011|1124
|2021|1131
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
The [[Plzeň]]–[[Karlovy Vary]] railway briefly crosses the municipal territory in the south, but there is no train station.
==Sights==
[[File:Volfštejn 2008-06-14 Věž.jpg|thumb|150px|Tower of the Volfštejn Castle]]
The main landmark of Černošín is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was built in the Baroque style in 1711–1736, on the site of an old Gothic church from the 14th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jiří|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jiri-18785697|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>
A tourist destination is the ruin of the Volfštejn Castle, located in the woods at the foot of Vlčí hora. It was built in the middle of the 13th century, the first written mention dates from 1316. It was destroyed during the battles of King [[George of Poděbrady]] with the opposition in 1470. The best-preserved part is the [[bergfried]] with a Romanesque arched portal. Today the ruin is freely accessible.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zřícenina hradu Volfštejn|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zricenina-hradu-volfstejn-15063089|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Černošín is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerská obec|url=https://www.cernosin.cz/mesto/partnerska-obec/|publisher=Město Černošín|language=cs|access-date=2022-09-20}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pullenreuth]], Germany
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic]]
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