Brod Nad Tichou: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

On the eastern side of Brod nad Tichou, the complex surrounding the Church of St James the Greater forms a distinctive silhouette and is considered a significant landscape landmark of West Bohemia. Brod nad Tichou is first mentioned in 1243 as a parish village; in 1379, Brod is mentioned as a market town with a parish church and fortress.

The residents of Brod nad Tichou use rail and bus connections.

Culture and History

Brod nad Tichou was established at a crossing of the Tichá, also called Hamerský potok, on the historic north–south route between Planá and Bor.

The Church of St James the Greater has a Gothic choir and a Gothic sacristy; its nave was completed in its present Baroque form in 1683. The oldest surviving part is the choir, which was rebuilt at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century. The church stands on a hill with a cemetery, buildings of the former rectory and traces of a vanished castle.

Next to the bridge stands the Baroque statue of St John Nepomuk from 1738, which has been protected as a cultural monument since 1958. On the site of the former Brod nad Tichou fortress, faint traces of a ditch, rampart and other ground irregularities have been preserved.

Events

The Svatojakubská pouť took place in Brod nad Tichou from 18 to 20 July 2025; another edition was announced for 2026. The Municipality of Brod nad Tichou held a traditional Masopust celebration on 1 March 2025. The masked gathering began at 1:30 p.m. in front of the municipal office, with the event starting at 2 p.m.

Landscape

Viči hora mountain is located in the vicinity of Brod nad Tichou. In the wider regional surroundings of Brod nad Tichou are the mountains Podhorni vrch, Pfaffenbühl and Přimda. Also in the wider regional surroundings of Brod nad Tichou are the Center of Europe monument, Novy Dvur Monastery and the historic site of Flossenbürg concentration camp.

More local pages: Stráž, Zadní Chodov, Halže, Písařova Vesce, Rozvadov, Přimda, Studanka, Lesná

To the higher-level travel overview: Tachov District.