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List Of Castles In The Karlovy Vary Region
This is a list of castles and chateaux located in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. A * Andělská Hora Castle * Arnoltov Chateau B * Bečov nad Teplou Castle * Bečov nad Teplou Chateau * Boršengrýn Castle C * Cheb Castle * Chlumek - Nový zámek Chateau * Chlumek - Starý zámek Chateau * Chyše Chateau D * Dalovice Chateau * Děpoltovice - nový zámek Chateau * Doubí Chateau * Doubrava Chateau F * Freudenstein Castle * Funkštejn Castle H * Hartenberk Chateau * Hartenštejn Castle * Hauenštejn Castle * Hazlov Chateau * Himlštejn Castle * Hungerberg Castle J * Javorná Chateau * Jindřichovice Chateau K * Kaceřov Chateau * Kamenný Dvůr Chateau * Karlovy Vary Castle * Kladská Chateau * Kleinštejn Castle * Kostelní Bříza Chateau * Kostrčany Chateau * Kraslice Castle * Kynžvart Castle * Kynžvart Chateau L * Libá Chateau * Lítov Chateau * Loket Castle * Luby u Chebu Chateau * Luka Chateau M * Maleš Castle * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary Region
The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. Spas in the region include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. Administrative divisions The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into 3 districts: At a lower level, the region has 134 municipalities, comprising 56 in the Karlovy Vary District, 40 in the Cheb District and 38 in the Sokolov District. Population Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic with a population of less than 300,000. Only 11 municipalities have populations greater than 5,000. The largest municipality of the region is Karlovy Vary with a population of around 50,000. The table below shows the municipalities in Karlovy Vary Region with the largest population (as of 1 January 2019): Other significant towns in Karlovy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city. Karlovy Vary is the site of numerous hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River), and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre with the spa cultural landscape is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. It is the largest spa complex in Europe. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. Administrative parts Karlovy Vary is ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaceřov (Sokolov District)
Kaceřov (german: Katzengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Horní Pochlovice is an administrative part of Kaceřov. 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 Libocký Stream flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Kaceřov is from 1312, when it was acquired by the Waldsassen Abbey Waldsassen Abbey (German: ''Abtei Waldsassen'') is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic. .... The most important owners of the estate were the Pergler of Perglas family. They held Kaceřov from the 1470s until the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindřichovice (Sokolov District)
Jindřichovice (german: Heinrichsgrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Háj is an administrative part of Jindřichovice. Geography Jindřichovice is located about north of Sokolov and northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká jedle at above sea level. The Svatava River briefly flows along the western municipal border. Several brooks flow through the municipality. History The first written mention of Jindřichovice is in a deed of Pope Gregory X from 1273. In the 14th century, tin was mined here. From 1434 to the 17th century, the village was owned by the Schlick family. They improved the village and expanded metal mining to include silver, lead and iron. Jindřichovice was promoted to a town in 1537 by Emperor Ferdinand I, but it ceased to be a town after World War II. In the 17th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazlov
Hazlov (german: Haslau) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Lipná, Polná, Skalka, Vlastislav and Výhledy are administrative parts of Hazlov. Geography Hazlov lies about northwest of Cheb and west of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Aš Panhandle region, on the border with Germany. The Czech-German border is on the northeast and on the west. It lies in the Fichtel Mountains, the highest point is above sea level. The Hazlovský Stream flows through the municipality. The source of the White Elster river is located in the northernmost part of the municipal territory. History The first written mention of Hazlov is from 1224, when Bedřich of Hazlov was mentioned. He probably had built the castle in the village. The Lords of Hazlov owned the village until 1401, when it bought Mikuláš Jur of Cheb. Other owners of the village were the Landwüst family from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauenštejn
Hauenštejn (Czech var.: ''Horní hrad''; german: Hauenstein) is a medieval castle in the Czech Republic. The castle is the private property of Pavel Palacký, a descendant of František Palacký. It is situated in the Ore Mountains in the territory of Krásný Les. History The castle was built in the 13th century by King Ottokar II of Bohemia or his son Wenceslaus II to guard royal paths and local mines. The first known owner was Mikuláš Winkler, burgrave of Loket Castle, who sold Hauenštejn to the monastery in Doksany. The monastery exchanged it for another building with King John of Bohemia. His son Charles IV enlarged the castle‘s domain. The castle frequently changed its keepers in the second half of the 14th century and the 15th century but it more or less remained royal property.''Stručná historie a stavební vývoj hradu a zámku'' The rich family of Šlik that started silver mining near Jáchymov won the castle in the 16th century. The Šliks rebuilt the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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