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Karlovy Vary District
Karlovy Vary District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary. Administrative division Karlovy Vary District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karlovy Vary (administrative district), Karlovy Vary and Ostrov (administrative district), Ostrov. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold: Abertamy - Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District), Andělská Hora - Bečov nad Teplou - Bochov - Boží Dar - Božičany - Bražec - Březová (Karlovy Vary District), Březová - Černava - Chodov (Karlovy Vary District), Chodov - Chyše - Čichalov - Dalovice (Karlovy Vary District), Dalovice - Děpoltovice - Doupovské Hradiště – Hájek (Karlovy Vary District), Hájek - Horní Blatná - Hory - Hroznětín - Jáchymov - Jenišov - Karlovy Vary - Kolová - Krásné Úd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Districts Of The Czech Republic
Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic. After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. Establishment In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts (''okres'', Grammatical number, plural ''okresy''), often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of the Statutory city (Czech Republic), statutory cities of Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň, which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bražec
Bražec () is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Bražec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bražec (207) *Dolní Valov (5) *Javorná (0) Geography Bražec is located about southeast of Karlovy Vary. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Doupov Mountains, only the western part lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. History The first written mention of Bražec is from 1289. Until 1410, the village was owned by a local noble family, who called themselves Lords of Bražec. Bražec then often changed owners. From 1581 to 1622, it was part of the Andělská Hora estate. In 1622, Bražec was acquired by the Czernin family The Czernin family (; ) is a European noble family that was one of the oldest and most prominent noble families in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jáchymov
Jáchymov (; or ''Joachimsthal'') is a spa town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Jáchymov has a long mining tradition, thanks to which it used to be the second most populous town in the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1534. At first silver was mined here. The silver coins minted here since the 16th century gave their name to the Thaler and the dollar. After the Wieliczka Salt Mine ceased industrial exploitation in 2007, the Svornost mine (1525) became the oldest mine still in use in Europe. It was also the first (and for a long time the only) place in the world where radium was mined. The mining cultural landscape of Jáchymov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region. The historic centre of the town is well preserved and protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Jáchymov consists of five municipal parts (in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hroznětín
Hroznětín (; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Hroznětín consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hroznětín (1,439) *Bystřice (95) *Odeř (87) *Ruprechtov (43) *Velký Rybník (351) Geography Hroznětín is located about north of Karlovy Vary. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Sokolov Basin, but it also extends to the Ore Mountains in the north. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the town. The southern part of the territory is rich in fishponds; the largest of them is Velký with an area of about . It is used for fishing and recreational purposes. There are also flooded kaolin quarries. History The first written mention of Hroznětín is from 1213, when King Ottokar I of Bohemia, Ottokar I donated the settlement to Hroznata of Ovenec, founder of Teplá Abbey. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
