Potůčky (german: Breitenbach) is a municipality and village in

Karlovy Vary District Karlovy Vary District or Carlsbad District ( cs, okres Karlovy Vary) is a district (''okres'') within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is Karlovy Vary. List of municipalities Abertamy - Andělská Hora - ...

in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named afte ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Stráň is an administrative part of Potůčky.

Geography

Potůčky lies in the Ore Mountains on the border with Germany. The municipality of

Johanngeorgenstadt Johanngeorgenstadt () is a mining town in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic, is a state-recognized heal ...

on the German side of the border was originally one settlement together with Potůčky. The highest point is the mountain Blatenský vrch with an elevation of .

References

Villages in Karlovy Vary District Villages in the Ore Mountains Czech Republic–Germany border Divided cities {{Ore-mountains-stub