Jindřichovice (german: Heinrichsgrün) is a municipality and village 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. Complete list of municipalities Březová (Sokolov District), Břez ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Háj is an administrative part of Jindřichovice.

Geography

Jindřichovice is located about north of Sokolov and northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká jedle at above sea level. The Svatava River briefly flows along the western municipal border. Several brooks flow through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jindřichovice is in a deed of

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from 1273. In the 14th century,

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was mined here. From 1434 to the 17th century, the village was owned by the Schlick family. They improved the village and expanded metal mining to include silver, lead and iron. Jindřichovice was promoted to a town in 1537 by Emperor Ferdinand I, but it ceased to be a town after World War II. In the 17th century, Jindřichovice was bought by the

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, who owned it until 1945. In 1938, Jindřichovice was annexed by

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following

Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement ( cs, Mnichovská dohoda; sk, Mníchovská dohoda; german: Münchner Abkommen) was an agreement concluded at Munich on 30 September 1938, by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. It provided "cession to Germany ...

and administered as a part of

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. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 according the Beneš decrees and partially replaced by citizens of Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Sights

The main landmark Jindřichovice is the Church of Saint Martin. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. The current Baroque structure dates from the second half of the 17th century and was modified into its current form in the 19th century, but it has Gothic core from the original church. The Jindřichovice Castle was built in 1672 for Jan Hartvík Nostitz. The early Baroque castle was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the second half of the 19th century. Today it serves as the seat of the district archive.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jindrichovice Villages in Sokolov District Villages in the Ore Mountains