Kynšperk nad Ohří (; german: Königsberg an der Eger) is a town in
Sokolov District in the
Karlovy Vary Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 4,600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Chotíkov, Dolní Pochlovice, Dvorečky, Kamenný Dvůr, Liboc, Štědrá and Zlatá are administrative parts of Kynšperk nad Ohří.
Geography
Kynšperk nad Ohří is located about southwest of
Sokolov and southwest of
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...
. It is situated mostly in the
Cheb Basin. The southeastern part of the municipal territory extends into the
Slavkov Forest and includes the highest point of Kynšperk nad Ohří, which is a
contour line at above sea level.
Kynšperk nad Ohří lies on the
Ohře River. North of the town is located Boží požehnání Lake, an artificial lake created during the revitalization of a former lignite mine.
History
The town was founded in 1232. The town's founding
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
is the oldest preserved document of establishing a locality in the Czech Republic and is stored in the
National Archives in Prague.
Demographics
Transport
The
D6 motorway runs next to the town.
Sights
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the landmark of the town square. It was built in the Baroque style in 1721–1727 and belongs to the most significant Baroque monuments in the region.
Notable people
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Caspar Buberl
Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield ...
(1834–1899), American sculptor
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Alfred Scharf
Alfred Scharf (25 November 1900, Kynšperk nad Ohří – 20 December 1965, London) was a German-born British art historian.
Early life
Scharf was a son of Heinrich Scharf (1872–1933), founder of the company Goldring (audio equipment) and his w ...
(1900–1965), British art historian
Twin towns – sister cities
Kynšperk nad Ohří is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Himmelkron, Germany
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Sokolov District