Andělská Hora () is a municipality and village in

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#Municipalit ...

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 400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The original German name means "angel's castle", the Czech name means "angel's mountain". The name refers to the castle on a hill above the settlement, which was founded together with the settlement by the Lords of Plauen, who have an angel in their coat of arms.

Geography

Andělská Hora is located about southeast 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 the

Slavkov Forest The Slavkov Forest (formerly also Emperor's Forest; , ) is a highland and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Karlovy Vary Region. Slavkov Forest is also the name of a protected landscape area, partially locat ...

. The highest point is the hill Andělská hora at above sea level. The municipality is rich in small brooks and fishponds.

History

The first written mention of the Andělská Hora Castle is from 1402. It was probably founded shortly before this year. The settlement below the castle was founded in 1488 by Henry III of Plauen.

Demographics

Transport

The I/6 road (part of the

European route E48 European route E48 is a road that is part of the International E-road network. It runs between Schweinfurt, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic. The road follows the route: * Germany ** : Schweinfurt, Bayreuth ** : Marktredwitz * Czech Republic ...

), which replaces the incomplete section of the D6 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

to Karlovy Vary, passes through the municipality.

Sights

Ruins of

Andělská Hora Castle Andělská Hora, also called Engelsburg in the Germanic form of the name, is a castle above the village of Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District), Andělská Hora, about southeast of Karlovy Vary, in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. ...

is the main landmark of the landscape. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1718 and then never restored. The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel was built in the late Gothic style in 1487–1490. After the fire in 1718, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style. The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the early Baroque style in 1698–1712 according to the design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. It was originally a pilgrimage church, later turned into a cemetery church.

Notable people

Henry V, Burgrave of Plauen Henry V of Plauen (9 October 1533, Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District), Andělská Hora – 24 December 1568, Hof, Bavaria, Hof; buried in the Mountain Church in Schleiz) was Burgrave of Meissen and Lord of Plauen and Voigtsberg. Life ...

(1533–1568), nobleman

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andelska Hora Villages in Karlovy Vary District