Domažlice ([ˈdomaʒlɪtsɛ] ⓘ; German: Taus) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.

A small part on the southwest extends into the Cham-Furth Depression and includes the highest point of Domažlice, the hill Dmout at 603 metres (1,978 ft) above sea level.

[3] Near that settlement, a fortified royal town of Domažlice was founded by King Ottokar II in 1265.

Under Hussite rule, German citizens were expelled from the town, and since then, the population has been predominantly Czech.

The 15th and 16th centuries saw Domažlice change hands frequently, but its importance diminished following the end of the Thirty Years' War.

At the time, it was the westernmost ethnic Czech town, very close to the border with the Kingdom of Bavaria.

It contained 54 Germans, who might have been mainly members of the local SA, executed by the Czech resistance at the end of World War II.

The old town was defined by walls, of which fragments and the early Gothic gate (so-called Dolejší, i.e. "Lower") have been preserved.

[15] The neighbouring monastery Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary from the 14th century was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1746–1752, further reconstructions took place in 1774 and 1892–1893.