Hrob (german: Klostergrab) is a town in

Teplice District Teplice District ( cs, Okres Teplice) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Teplice. The Teplice District takes up only about a twelfth of t ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem ...

of the

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. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town part of Verneřice and villages of Křižanov and Mlýny are administrative parts of Hrob.

Etymology

The word ''hrob'' means "grave" in modern Czech, but this is just a coincidence. The original German name was''Grap'', later modified to ''Grab'' and transcribed into Czech as ''Hrob''. The word ''grap'' was probably a term for a

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's trench for search of silver ores.

Geography

Hrob is located about west 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

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the

Most Basin The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; cs, Mostecká pánev, german: Nordböhmisches Becken) is a tectonic Depression (geology), depression and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech ...

, the northern part lies in the Ore Mountains. Artificial lakes Otakar and Barbora are located south of the town.

History

The first written mention of Hrob is from 1282.

Sights

The most notable building is the Church of Saint Barbara. The original Gothic church was founded in 1228, but was damaged during the

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and destroyed during the

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. It was then renewed in 1637 and rebuilt into its current pseudo-Gothic form in the 19th century.

Gallery

Hrob, evangelic church.jpg, Evangelic church Hrob, town hall.jpg, Town hall

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Teplice District Towns in the Ore Mountains