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Karlsbad (other)
Karlsbad may refer to: *Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (formerly known by its German name Karlsbad) *Karlsbad (Baden), Germany *Melluži Melluži is a residential area and neighbourhood in the city of Jūrmala, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to t ..., Latvia, formerly known to tourists as Karlsbad See also * Carlsbad (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 rivers. Karlovy Vary is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city in the 14th century. The site of numerous hot springs, the city grew into a spa resort in the 19th century and was a popular destination for the European aristocracy and other luminaries. Karlovy Vary's rapid growth was brought to an end by the outbreak of World War I. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Karlovy Vary once again became a major tourist destination. Karlovy Vary is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsbad (Baden)
Karlsbad (; South Franconian: ''Kallsbad'') is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Demographics Population development: Geography and history The municipality is situated on the Alb-Pfinz Plateau in the northern Black Forest, 8 km east-southeast of Ettlingen, 13 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 15 km west of Pforzheim. Constituent villages The municipality of Karlsbad consists of 5 previously independent single-village municipalities united by the municipality reform in 1971: Langensteinbach Auerbach Mutschelbach Spielberg Ittersbach Neighbours Karlsruhe In the north Karlsbad borders to Karlsruhe and its neighbourhoods Stupferich and Palmbach. Both of these neighbourhoods form part of a group of neighbourhood known as Karlsruhe's Bergdörfer (''mountain villages''). Most of Karlsruhe is situated within the Upper Rhine Plain, not so the Bergdörfer: They are situated on the mountains of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melluži
Melluži is a residential area and neighbourhood in the city of Jūrmala, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... History An inn existed in Melluži in the 17th century. In 1827, Baron Karl Fircks build a ''Kurhaus'' (spa house) near the inn. Subsequently, the village became known to western visitors as ''Karlsbad''. Plots for summer houses were leased from 1836. JŪRMALA, Nature and Cultural Heritage, Ed. LaimaSlava, Neputns 2004, , page 109 The Melluži railway station was established in 1914. Gallery File:Jurmala, Latvia (14243069519).jpg, Melluži beach File:Mellužu stacija 2021.jpg, Melluži station File:Mellužu estrāde 2021.jpg, Melluži bandstand References External links Neighbourhoods in Jūrmala {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
