Hrob () is a town in

Teplice District Teplice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Teplice. Administrative division Teplice District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hrob consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hrob (1,331) *Křižanov (140) *Mlýny (127) *Verneřice (355)

Etymology

The word ''hrob'' means 'grave' in modern Czech, but this is just a coincidence. The original German name was ''Grap'', later modified to ''Grab'' and transcribed into Czech as ''Hrob''. The word ''grap'' was probably a term for a

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's trench for search of silver ores.

Geography

Hrob is located about west of

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

and west of

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. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the

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and the northern part lies in the

Ore Mountains The Ore Mountains (, or ; ) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany. The highest peaks are the Klínovec in the Czech Republic (German: ''Keilberg'') at ab ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bouřlivec Stream flows through the town. Artificial lakes Otakar and Barbora are located south of the town.

History

The first written mention of Hrob is from 1282, when the convent in Teplice sold the village to the monastery in

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. In 1594, the settlement was promoted to a royal mining town by Emperor

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Demographics

Transport

Hrob is located on the railway lines from Ústí nad Labem and from

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, but they are only in operation on weekends.

Sights

The most notable building is the Church of Saint Barbara. The original Gothic church was founded in 1228, but was damaged during the

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and destroyed during the

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. It was then renewed in 1637 and rebuilt into its current pseudo-Gothic form in the 19th century. The Evangelic church was built in a style influenced by

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in 1900–1902. It was designed by the

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firm. It has a massive tower decorated with

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elements.

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Teplice District Towns in the Ore Mountains