Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a

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in the Karlovy Vary Region of the

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. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is named after

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...

and the

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, who founded the city. Karlovy Vary is the site of numerous

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s (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River), and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre with the spa cultural landscape is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. It is the largest spa complex in Europe. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO

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under the name " Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries.

Administrative parts

Karlovy Vary is made up of 15 city parts and villages: *Karlovy Vary *Bohatice *Čankov *Cihelny *Doubí *Drahovice *Dvory *Hůrky *Olšová Vrata *Počerny *Rosnice *Rybáře *Sedlec *Stará Role *Tašovice Cihelny forms an

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of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The city is named after its founder. The name Karlovy Vary means literally "

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

' Baths". The city was also colloquially called ''Warmbad'' ("hot bath").

Geography

Karlovy Vary is located about west of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies at the confluence of the Ohře (which flows across the city) with the Teplá and Rotava rivers. The northern part of the municipal territory with most of the built-up area lies in a relatively flat landscape of the Sokolov Basin. The southern part, including the valley of the Teplá River, lies in a hilly landscape of the Slavkov Forest and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the hill Vítkův vrch, at above sea level.

Climate

History

An ancient late

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fortified settlement was found in Drahovice. A Slavic settlement on the site of Karlovy Vary is documented by findings in Tašovice and Sedlec. People lived in close proximity to the site as far back as the 13th century and they must have been aware of the curative effects of thermal springs. From the end of the 12th century to the early 13th century, German settlers from nearby German-speaking regions came as settlers, craftsmen and miners to develop the region's economy. Eventually, Karlovy Vary/Karlsbad became a town with a German-speaking population. In 1325, Obora, a village in the today's city area, was mentioned. Karlovy Vary as a small spa settlement was founded most likely around 1349. According to a legend, Charles IV organized an expedition into the forests surrounding modern-day Karlovy Vary during a stay in Loket. It is said that his party once discovered a hot spring by accident, and thanks to the water from the spring, Charles IV healed his injured leg. On the site of a spring, he established a spa mentioned as ''in dem warmen Bade bey dem Elbogen'' in German, or ''Horké Lázně u Lokte'' (''Hot Spas at the Loket''). The location was subsequently named "Karlovy Vary" after the emperor. Charles IV granted the town privileges on 14 August 1370. Earlier settlements can also be found on the outskirts of today's city.

Modern times

An important political event took place in the city in 1819, with the issuing of the

Carlsbad Decrees The Carlsbad Decrees (german: Karlsbader Beschlüsse) were a set of reactionary restrictions introduced in the states of the German Confederation by resolution of the Bundesversammlung on 20 September 1819 after a conference held in the spa town ...

following a conference there. Initiated by the Austrian Minister of State

Klemens von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

, the decrees were intended to implement anti-liberal censorship within the

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. Due to publications produced by physicians such as David Becher and Josef von Löschner, the city developed into a spa resort in the 19th century and was visited by many members of European aristocracy as well as celebrities from many fields of endeavour. It became even more popular after

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lines were completed from

Cheb Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře. Before the 1945 expulsion of the German-speaking population, the town was the centre of the German- ...

in 1870. The number of visitors rose from 134 families in the 1756 season to 26,000 guests annually at the end of the 19th century. By 1911, that figure had reached 71,000, but the outbreak of

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in 1914 greatly disrupted the tourism on which the city depended. At the end of World War I in 1918, the large German-speaking population of Bohemia was incorporated into the new state of

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in accordance with the

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (french: Traité de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was signed on 10 September 1919 by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the Republic of German-Austria on the other. Like the Treaty of Tri ...

. As a result, the German-speaking majority of Karlovy Vary protested. A demonstration on 4 March 1919 passed peacefully, but later that month, six demonstrators were killed by Czech troops after a demonstration became unruly. According to the 1930 census, the city was home to 23,901 inhabitants – 20,856 were of German ethnicity, 1,446 of Czechoslovak ethnicity (Czech or Slovak), 243 of Jewish ethnicity, 19 of Hungarian ethnicity and 12 of Polish ethnicity. In 1938, the majority German-speaking areas of Czechoslovakia, known as the

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, became part of

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according to the terms of the

Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement ( cs, Mnichovská dohoda; sk, Mníchovská dohoda; german: Münchner Abkommen) was an agreement concluded at Munich on 30 September 1938, by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. It provided "cession to Germany ...

. After

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, in accordance with the

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, the vast majority of the people of the city were forcibly expelled because of their German ethnicity. In accordance with the Beneš decrees, their property was confiscated without compensation. Since the end of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989 and the fall of the

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in 1991, the presence of

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n businesses in Karlovy Vary has steadily increased.

Demographics

In 2017, non-Czech residents were around 7% of the population of the Karlovy Vary region. After Prague, this is the highest proportion in the Czech Republic. The largest group of foreigners were Vietnamese, followed by

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and

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Economy

The city's economy is focused on services and only small and medium-sized industrial enterprises are based in it. Karlovy Vary is known for the popular Czech liqueur '' Becherovka'', which has been produced here since 1807, and for the production of the

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manufacturer Moser Glass founded in 1857, which is considered as the most luxurious Czech brand. The ''Karlovarské oplatky'' (Carlsbad wafers) originated in the city in 1867. The city has also lent its name to "Carlsbad plums", candied stuffed prune plums.

Transport

Local buses (Dopravní podnik Karlovy Vary) and cable cars take passengers to most areas of the city. The Imperial funicular is the oldest tunnel funicular in

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and the steepest in the Czech Republic, the Diana funicular was at the time of commissioning the longest funicular in

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. The city is accessible via the D6 motorway and inter-city public transport options include inter-city buses, České dráhy, and

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via the Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway.

Karlovy Vary Airport Karlovy Vary Airport ( cs, Letiště Karlovy Vary) is the airport of Karlovy Vary in western Bohemia. It is located in the village of Olšová Vrata, 6 km southeast of the city centre and is the fourth-busiest airport in the Czech Republic. ...

is an international airport located southeast from the city centre, at the village of Olšová Vrata.

Spa

As the principal town on the West Bohemian Spa Triangle and the largest spa complex in Europe, Karlovy Vary has over 80 springs. They are a part of the

Eger Graben The Eger Graben (much less commonly called the Ohre or Ohře Graben; cs, Oherský rift, german: Egergraben) is a geological structure in the Czech Republic. It runs southwards, parallel to the Ore Mountains and its formation is linked with t ...

, a tectonically active region in western Bohemia. Although the infiltration area is several hundred square kilometres, each spring has the same hydrological origins, and therefore shares the same dissolved minerals and chemical formula. The hottest of the springs can approach 74 °C, while the coldest have temperatures under 40 degrees. All of the springs combined provide roughly 2,000 litres of water every minute.

Culture

In the 19th century, Karlovy Vary became a popular tourist destination, especially known for international celebrities who visited for spa treatment. The city is also known for the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...

, which is one of the oldest in the world and one of Europe's major film events. The city has been used as the location for a number of film-shoots, including the 2006 films '' Last Holiday'' and '' Casino Royale'', both of which used the city's

Grandhotel Pupp The Grandhotel Pupp () is a 228-room luxury hotel located in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. The hotel hosts the annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The hotel began as the ''Saxony Hall'', built in 1701 by Burgomaster Dei ...

in different guises. Moreover, the Palace Bristol Hotel in Karlovy Vary had been used as a model for '' The Grand Budapest Hotel''.

Sport

Karlovy Vary is home to the top-tier ice hockey club HC Karlovy Vary, and football club

FC Slavia Karlovy Vary FC Slavia Karlovy Vary is a football club located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The club currently plays in the Bohemian Football League Bohemian Football League (ČFL) ( cs, Česká fotbalová liga) is one of the third level football league ...

, which plays in the third tier of the Czech football system.

Sights

Churches

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Church of SaintMary Magdalene – built by

Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-German ...

in 1737 * Orthodox Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral – 1898 *

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul – 1856 *Church of Saint Anne – 1745 *

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cemetery Church of Saint Andrew – 1500 *

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Church of Saint Luke – 1877 *Ruins of the Church os Saint Leonard of Noblac from 1246 *Synagogue (opened 1994)

Notable people

P9040307 Beethoven´s Monument in Karlovy Vary Carlsbad

* Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821–1895), Austrian scientist * Ignaz Ziegler (1861–1948), Austrian-Czech rabbi * Walter Serner (1889–1942), writer, dadaist * Karl Hermann Frank (1898–1946), Nazi official *

Walter Becher Walter Becher (1 October 1912 – 25 August 2005) was a German Bohemian politician, representative of the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights (GB/BHE), All German Party (german: Gesamtdeutsche Partei) (GDP) and the Christia ...

(1912–2005), German-Czech politician *

Zbyněk Brynych Zbyněk Brynych (13 June 1927 – 24 August 1995) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1951 and 1985. Selected filmography Czechoslovakia * '' Suburban Romance'' (1958) * ''Five in a Million'' (1959) * '' ...

(1927–1995), film director *

Gerda Mayer Gerda Kamilla Mayer (9 June 1927 – 15 July 2021) was an English poet born to a Jewish family in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. She escaped to England from Prague in 1939, aged eleven, on a Kindertransport flight organised by Trevor Chadwick. Hav ...

(born 1927), English poet * Georg Riedel (born 1934), Swedish musician and composer * Karin Stoiber (born 1943), former First Lady of Bavaria * Rudolf Křesťan (born 1943), writer * Princess Michael of Kent (born 1945), member of the British royal family *

Stanislav Birner Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová and Hanna Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on profe ...

(born 1956), tennis player * Josef Řihák (born 1959), politician *

Rick Lanz Richard Roman Lanz (born September 16, 1961) is a Czech-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League and is best known for his time with the Vancouver Canucks. He was born in Czechoslov ...

(born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player * Ludmila Peterková (born 1967), clarinetist * Karel Dobrý (born 1969), actor * Karel Rada (born 1971), footballer * Jana Sýkorová (born 1973) opera singer * Tomáš Vokoun (born 1976), ice hockey player *

Petr Kopfstein Petr Kopfstein (born March 18, 1978) is a Czech aerobatic pilot, representing the Czech Republic in flying aerobatics in an Unlimited category, and most recently a racer in the Master Class category of the Red Bull Air Race. He is the first winn ...

(born 1978), aerobatic pilot * Tomáš Došek (born 1978), footballer * Milan Šperl (born 1980), cross country skier *

Hana Soukupová Hana Soukupová (born 18 December 1985) is a Czech model. She has participated in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows and modelled for the Victoria's Secret catalog. Early life Soukupová was born on 18 December 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslov ...

(born 1985), supermodel * Tomáš Borek (born 1986), footballer

Associated with the city

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

(1672–1725), visited Karlovy Vary in 1711 *

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as t ...

(1749–1832), German poet, novelist and scientist, published a paper on local geology * James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater (1750–1811), Scottish noble and an accomplished amateur landscape architect and philanthropist, regularly visited the spa and became a patron of the city *

Jean de Carro Jean de Carro (born in Geneva, August 8, 1770; died at Carlsbad, March 12, 1857) was a Swiss-born physician who worked from Austria to promote vaccination against smallpox. Champion of vaccination Taking up his abode in Vienna in 1795, he ...

(1770-1857), Swiss physician, published the Almanach de Carlsbad *

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

(1770–1827), composer, came twice for spa treatments. In 1812, he performed a concert in the Czech Hall of the

. * Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868), Austrian writer, treated here in 1865–1867 *

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

(1810–1849), composer, he and his parents met for the last time during a holiday in Karlsbad, August/September 1835 * Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883), Russian novelist, visited Karlsbad on numerous occasions *

Anthony J. Drexel Anthony Joseph Drexel Sr. (September 13, 1826 – June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the American Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he found ...

(1826–1893), senior partner of Drexel, Morgan & Co. (JPMorgan, today) and founder of

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, died in Karlsbad in 1893 *

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

(1881–1938), founder of the Republic of Turkey, as well as its first President, treated here in 1918 *

František Běhounek František Běhounek (; 27 October 1898 Prague – 1 January 1973 Karlovy Vary) was a Czech scientist (radiologist), explorer and writer. The asteroid 3278 Běhounek is named after him. Biography Běhounek studied physics and mathematics at C ...

(1898–1973), scientist and novelist, died here * Vladimir Voronin (born 1941), former president of the

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, visits Karlovy Vary every year for spa treatments

International relations

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, United States (after which

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is named),

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, USA

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, Canada, and Carlsbad, Texas, USA, take their names from Karlovy Vary's English name, Carlsbad. All of these places were so named because they were the sites of mineral springs or natural sources of mineral water.

Twin towns – sister cities

Karlovy Vary is twinned with: * Baden-Baden, Germany * Bernkastel-Kues, Germany * Carlsbad, United States *

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, Israel * Kusatsu, Japan *

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, Switzerland *

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Gallery

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Panorama

References

External links

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