Nebesa (German: ''Himmelreich'', formerly ''Egrisch Reuth'') is a village and municipal part 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 the

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. It has about 30 inhabitants. In the village there is a chapel of

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, a restaurant and bus stop.

Etymology

In Czech, ''Nebesa'' means ''heavens''. The German name, ''Himmelreich'', has a similar meaning: ''himmel'' means ''heaven'' and ''reich'' means ''empire''.

History

Nebesa is first mentioned in 1315. During the

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an entrenchment was built here by

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n marshal Macquir. On May 8, 1759 a battle was fought here between armies of Austrian marshal Macquir and

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n general von Finck.

Geography

Nebesa lies 3 kilometres southeast from Aš, on extensive area which is mostly covered by forests.

Demographics

Landmarks

* Catholic chapel of Virgin Mary from 1907 * iron

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from 1862.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nebesa (As) Aš Villages in Cheb District Former municipalities of the Czech Republic