Lom (german: Bruch) is a town in
Most District
Most District ( cs, okres Most) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Most.
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in the
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Loučná is an administrative part of Lom.
Geography
Lom is located about north of
Most
Most or Möst or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria
* Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic
** Most District, a district surrounding the city
** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city
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. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the
Most Basin, the northern part lies in the
Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Loučná at above sea level.
History
The settlement of Lom was established on the road through the
Ore Mountains at the end of the 12th century.
Until the 17th century, it was focused on agriculture, since then its history is closely connected with mining of
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
and
lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
.
In 1902, Lom became a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
, and in 1938, it became a town. Until 1989, the town was threatened with liquidation due to coal mining. The town gained a new perspective of survival and further development after 1989 with the decision to create a so-called protective pillar on the town's border, to limit and finally to stop further coal mining in this locality.
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Sights
The list of Lom's sights include the Church of the Sacred Heart from the 17th century, a plague column with a pedestal and a relief of St. George from the 15th century, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity from the 1980s, the original mining colony from the end of the 19th century, and a conciliation cross
A conciliation cross, also known as a roadside cross, is a stone cross, which was set up in a place where a murder or accident had happened.
Purpose
In medieval times, they were sometimes handmade by the murderer as a symbol of conciliation with ...
with a crossbow relief from the 13th century.[
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References
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Most District
Towns in the Ore Mountains