Habartov (german: Habersbirk) is a town in
Sokolov District
Sokolov District ( cs, okres Sokolov) is a district (''okres'') within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov, Czech Republic, Sokolov.
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Karlovy Vary Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 4,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Horní Částkov, Kluč, Lítov and Úžlabí are administrative parts of Habartov.
Geography
Habartov is situated about west of
Sokolov and west of
Karlovy Vary. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the southwestern tip of the
Ore Mountains, the southern part of Habartov extends into the
Sokolov Basin
The Sokolov Basin or Falkenau Basin (german: Falkenauer Becken, formerly also ''Falkenau-Elbogen-Karlsbader Becken''; cz, Sokolovská pánev) is a drainage basin and geomorphological unit in the Czech Republic. It is located in northwestern Boh ...
. The highest point is the hill Částkovský vrch at above sea level. Half of
Medard Lake is situated in Habartov.
History
The first written mention of Habartov is from 1339. The most notable owners of the town were the
Nostitz family
The House of Nostitz is the name of an old and important Silesian aristocratic family, whose members occupied many important positions within Holy Roman Empire and later in Austria, Bohemia and Germany.
History
The family was named after Nost ...
, who held it from 1668 to 1719. Habartov grew thanks to coal mining and mineral processing near the village, and gradually became a town in the 19th century.
After 1945, a large part of Habartov was demolished due to coal mining.
Demographics
Sights
Habartov is poor in monuments,most of the landmarks were destroyed due to coal mining. The only cultural monument is a pair of tombstones from the second half of the 19th century that belong to Johann Hochberger and Gustav Hochberger. They reminds of the social position and work of the Hochbergers in the locality.
[
The Museum of the ]Law Enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Education ...
is located in Habartov. It presents the history of law enforcement operating in the territory of the country in the years 1918–1948 and the historical events of 1938 in the region.
Twin towns – sister cities
Habartov is twinned with:Lengenfeld
Lengenfeld is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony in eastern Germany. The town is situated 19 km southwest of Zwickau, and 18 km northeast of Plauen.
History
During World War II, in the town, Germany op ...
, Germany
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Sokolov District