Horní Paseky (
German
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: ''Oberreuth'') is a border village in
Karlovy Vary Region
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,
Czech Republic
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. It is one of the nine municipal parts of
Aš
Aš (; ) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Aš consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Aš (11, ...
. In 2021 the village had a population of 71.
Etymology
''Horní'' means ''Upper'', and ''Paseky'' is plural for ''Paseka'', which means ''Glade'' or ''Clearing''. The German name, ''Oberreuth'', has the same meaning as the Czech one.
Geography
Horní Paseky lies 4 kilometres east from Aš, about 673 meters above sea level, close to border with
Germany
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. Horní Paseky is surrounded by forests.
History
Horní Paseky is first mentioned in 1291, as a property of the
Neuberg. In 1344 the village was bought by the
Zedtwitz.
In 1874 Horní Paseky became a separate municipality with ca 380 inhabitants. After a fire in 1917 the village has been almost depopulated. After
World War II
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and the
expulsion of Germans only 60 inhabitants remain in Horní Paseky. In 1950 the village was depopulated completely, being a part of the new restricted border area. In 1968 (following the
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
On 20–21 August 1968, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was jointly invaded by four fellow Warsaw Pact countries: the Soviet Union, the Polish People's Republic, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, and the Hungarian People's Republic. The ...
)
Soviet
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soldiers built a borderland base and few houses here. In 1990 the village was abandoned by Soviet soldiers, and until 1996 it is depopulated. People start returning to village from 1996. In 2001 the village had a population of 52.
In 2007 an
Orthodox chapel
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of St. Hubert and St. George was built in the village. It is the westmost Orthodox building in the Czech Republic.
Demographics
Gallery
Image:Horní Paseky památník (2008).JPG, Horní Paseky Memorial on borderland.
Image:Horní Paseky (Aš)- chapel 2008-10-04.jpg, Chapel of St. Hubert and St. George
Image:Horní Paseky 2009-05-01.jpg, Soviet houses after reconstruction.
References
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Aš
Villages in Cheb District
Former municipalities of the Czech Republic