Hazlov (german: Haslau) is a municipality and village in

Cheb District Cheb District ( cs, okres Cheb) is a district (''okres'') within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Cheb. It is the most western District in the Czech Republic. List of municipalities Aš - Cheb - Dolní � ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Lipná,

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, Skalka,

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and

Výhledy Výhledy (German: ''Steingrün'') is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001, the village had a population of 37. Geography Výhledy lies 4 kilometres north of Hazlov, abo ...

are administrative parts of Hazlov.

Geography

Hazlov lies about northwest of

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and west of

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. 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

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, the highest point is above sea level. The Hazlovský Stream flows through the municipality. The source of the

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. The next owners were the Moser family (1683–1795), who had rebuilt and extended the castle. The last noble owners of the castle were the Helmfeld family (1853–1945). Until the end of the 18th century, Hazlov was mostly an agricultural village. From the 19th century, the

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developed in the whole Aš region, including Hazlov. The first textile factory was opened in 1822.

Demographics

Sights

The landmark of Hazlov is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The current building was built on the site of a demolished church in the Baroque style in 1687–1688. The church is surrounded by the ruin of the Hazlov Castle. The originally Romanesque castle from the 13th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style, then it was rebuilt in the late Baroque and Neoclassical style in the 1780s. The last modifications were made by the Helmfeld family after 1853. After the World War II it began to decay and today it is a ruin, owned by the municipality. The Church of Saint George is a small cemetery church from 1666.

Gallery

Evangelic church in Hazlov.jpg, Evangelical church Hazlov (nádraží) 2008-11-01.JPG, Railway station

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Cheb District