Kaceřov () is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Kaceřov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Kaceřov (237) Horní Pochlovice (151)
Etymology The name Kaceřov is derived from the surname Kacíř, meaning "Kacíř's (court)". In Old Czech, the name was written as Kacieřov.
Geography Kaceřov is located about west of Sokolov and southwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border of the Cheb Basin and Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Bučina at above sea level. The stream Libocký potok flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Kaceřov is from 1312, when it was acquired by the Waldsassen Abbey. The most important owners of the estate were the Pergler of Perglas family. They held Kaceřov from the 1470s until the end of the 18th century.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the Kaceřov Castle with a park and a castle fishpond. It is an example of a one-storey Baroque rural feudal residence. The oldest monument in the municipality is the torso of a Marian column. Other smaller monuments are the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from 1719 and the late Baroque column of the Holy Trinity from 1777.
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