Okrouhlá () is a municipality and village in

Cheb District Cheb District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Cheb. It is the westernmost district of the Czech Republic. Administrative division Cheb District is divided into three Districts of ...

in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Okrouhlá consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Okrouhlá (189) *Jesenice (62)

Etymology

The name Okrouhlá literally means 'rounded'. It refers to the original shape of the village.

Geography

Okrouhlá is located about east of

Cheb Cheb (; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. Before the Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the G ...

and southwest of

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

. It lies in a flat landscape in the

Cheb Basin Cheb (; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. Before the expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right shore of the Jesenice Reservoir, built on the

Wondreb The Wondreb (; called Nikolausbach upstream, ) is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Ohře River. It flows through Bavaria and Karlovy Vary Region. It is long. Etymology Both the German and the Czech name have th ...

river.

History

The first written mention of Okrouhlá is from 1447.

Demographics

Transport

The I/21 road, which connects the D5 and D6 motorways, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark is the Okrouhlá Castle. It was built as a Gothic fortress at the beginning of the 14th century. At the end of the 19th century, it was rebuilt into a romantic manor house.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Okrouhla Villages in Cheb District