Loučná pod Klínovcem (until 1947 Český Wiesenthal; german: Böhmisch Wiesenthal) is a town in
Chomutov District in the
Ústí nad Labem Region of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 100 inhabitants and it is the second least populated town in the country.
Administrative parts
The town is made up of two parts, Háj and Loučná.
Geography
Loučná pod Klínovcem is located about west of
Chomutov and north of
Karlovy Vary. The town lies on the border with
Germany
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, the German part of the divided town is called
Oberwiesenthal
Oberwiesenthal (; officially Kurort Oberwiesenthal) is a town and a ski resort in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 19 km south of Annaberg-Buchh ...
. It lies in the
Ore Mountains. The highest point of the municipal territory is a
contour line
A contour line (also isoline, isopleth, or isarithm) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a plane section of the three-dimensional grap ...
below the top of the
Klínovec Mountain, at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Loučná pod Klínovcem is from 1431, under its German name Wiesenthal. The village was probably founded in the 14th century. The village was destroyed during the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...
and was abandoned. At the beginning of the 16th century, mining developed in the area, Loučná pod Klínovcem was resettled and its importance began to grow.
Transport
There is the road border crossing ''Loučná / Oberwiesenthal'' with Germany.
Sport
There is a large ski resort on the slopes of Klínovec.
Notable people
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Hans Erich Slany (1926–2013), German industrial designer
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Chomutov District
Towns in the Ore Mountains
Divided cities
Czech Republic–Germany border crossings