Pec (Domažlice District)

Geobox | Settlement
name = Pec
other_name = Pec pod Čerchovem
category = Village

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image_caption = Preserved wooden house in Pec


symbol =
etymology = furnace
official_name =
motto =
nickname =
country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Plzeň
region_type = Region
district = Domažlice
district_type = District
commune = Domažlice
municipality =
part =
river =
location =
elevation = 507
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 23
lat_s = 54
lat_NS = N
long_d = 12
long_m = 49
long_s = 52
long_EW = E
highest =
highest_elevation =
highest_lat_d =
highest_long_d =
lowest =
lowest_elevation =
lowest_lat_d =
lowest_long_d =
area = 7.95
area_round = 1
population = 246
population_date = 2007-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1652
established_type = Founded
mayor = Miroslav Schweiner
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Pec
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/554090 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.pec.jz.cz/ www.pec.jz.cz]
footnotes =

Pec (IPA2|ˈpɛt͡s; _de. Hochofen) is a village and municipality in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic, located about 8 km west-southwest from Domažlice at foot of the Český les mountains. The population as of 2007 was 246.

History

The settlement is of relatively young origin, it evolved next to ironworks with blast furnace founded around 1652.