ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Plzeňský kraj	Plzeň region
Okres: Tachov

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Bor (in German: Haid) is situated at an elevation of 472 m in western Bohemia, about 30 km west of Plzeň and about 14 km southeast of the district town Tachov. The municipality has a poppulation of about 4,150 (2014) and includes the localities Bezděkov (Wesigau), Boječnice (Woschnitz), Bor (Haid), Borovany (Turban), Čečkovice (Eschowitz), Damnov (Damnau), Doly (Tholl) with Lukavice (Lukawetz), Hlupenov (Neuhäusl), Holostřevy (Hollezrieb), Kosov (Gossau), Kurojedy (Juratin), Lhota (Elhotten), Lužná, Málkovice (Malkowitz), Malovice (Mallowitz), Muckov (Mutzken), Nová Hospoda (Neuwirtshaus I), Nový Dvůr (Neuhof), Ostrov (Ostrau), Skviřín (Speierling), Velká Ves (Sinzendorf), and Vysočany (Weschekun).

The village was founded prior to 1250 on the route from Stříbro to the border fort of Přimda. The local stronghold was first mentioned in 1263 under the German name Haid and in Czech Bor. In the 14th century, the lords of Schwanberg (Švamberk), earlier burgraves of Přimda (Pfraumberg), who in the 14th century took residence in the castle of Krasíkov (Schwanberg), were the owners of Haid/Bor. In 1654, Haid/Bor was chartered as a town. Since 1720 Haid was in possession of the princes Löwenstein-Wertheim. After World War II, the princes Löwenstein-Wertheim were dispossessed and the German population was expelled.

Bor castle originated in the 13th century as a stronghold which, together with those of Domažlice, Přimda and Tachov protected the Bohemian border to the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) region. As the lords of Schwanberg did not reside here, the castle began to fall into dereliction in the 14th century. Although not conquered during the Hussite wars when besieged in 1430, it was abandoned by 1454. Rebuilt in 1505, it became the residence of a collateral line of the Schwanbergs, who remodeled the castle in Renaissance style around 1600. Under the ownership of the princes Löwenstein-Wertheim the castle was remodeled in Baroque style. A further remodeling, this time in Gothic revival style, took place in the 19th century.

Another glass from this collection is a souvenir from Nový Bor (previous German name: Haida) in northern Bohemia.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bor_u_Tachova]