Dubí (; german: Eichwald) is a spa town in

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in the

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. It has about 7,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Town parts and villages of Běhánky, Bystřice, Cínovec, Drahůnky, Mstišov and Pozorka are administrative parts of Dubí.

Etymology

The name was derived from ''dub'', i.e. "

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"; the original German name ''Eichwald'' means "oak forest". Dubí was named after the extensive oak forests that grew here.

Geography

Dubí is located about northwest of

Teplice Teplice () (until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; german: Teplitz-Schönau or ''Teplitz'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest Czech spa town, after Karlovy Vary. The his ...

and west of

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. The municipal territory, specifically the village of Cínovec, is located on the Czech-German border. The southern part of the territory with most of the built-up area lies in the

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, the northern part lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the hill Cínovecký hřbet at . The Bystřice Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mentions of Dubí are from the period 1494–1498, when it was a mining settlement of

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miners. Later the town became famous for the production of glass and porcelain, and for spas.

Spa

The first spas in Dubí were built in 1860 under the management of Anton Tschinkel, the founder of a local porcelain factory. In 1862, his first spa (Diana's Spa) was opened. The present-day Theresa's Spa with

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, recommended to patients after brain and spine surgeries, have been operating since 1879.

Demographics

Economy

Europe's largest deposits of

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-bearing

mica Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is ...

zinnwaldite Zinnwaldite, K Li Fe Al(Al Si3) O10(O H, F)2, potassium lithium iron aluminium silicate hydroxide fluoride is a silicate mineral in the mica group. The IMA status is as a series between siderophyllite (KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2) and polylithion ...

are located in the area of Cínovec. As of April 2022, it is estimated to start the mining in 2025 at the earliest, but it remains uncertain whether the Czech Republic will decide on mining due to high environmental demands.

Transport

Dubí is an important transit point to

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. The road border crossings ''Cínovec / Altenberg'' and ''Cínovec / Zinnwald'' are located within the municipal territory. The scenic railroad line

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–Dubí– Moldava passes through the town. It is a technical monument that was declared a cultural heritage in 1998.

Sights

The most important sight in Dubí is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, which was built on the order of princes

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between 1898 and 1906 as a copy of the

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church

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to serve as their family's church. Dvojhradí is a hunting lodge in Mstišov, built in 1702–1703. It was completely reconstructed after a fire in 2018. It serves as a restaurant.

Notable people

Horst Seemann Horst Seemann (11 April 1937 – 6 January 2000) was a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed 19 films between 1962 and 1995. His 1973 film '' Ripe Cherries'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 198 ...

(1937–2000), German film director and screenwriter *

František Gregor Emmert František Gregor Emmert (19 May 1940 – 17 April 2015) was a Czech composer of classical and incidental music. Biography Emmert's ancestors came from the north of Bavaria, in the area around Weiden, Waldmünchen, and Ippesheim. Their history i ...

(1940–2015), composer *

Helmut Novy Helmut Novy (born 31 July 1944) is a German ice hockey player, who competed for SG Dynamo Weißwasser. He won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships. He also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, off ...

(born 1944), German ice hockey player

Twin towns – sister cities

Dubí is twinned with: * Altenberg, Germany *

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, Germany *

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, Germany

References

External links

* (in Czech)
Theresa's Spa in Dubí
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dubi Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Teplice District Towns in the Ore Mountains Spa towns in the Czech Republic