Dubí (; ) is a spa town in

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in the

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. It has about 8,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dubí consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dubí (3,358) *Běhánky (903) *Bystřice (1,121) *Cínovec (120) *Drahůnky (325) *Mstišov (563) *Pozorka (1,170)

Etymology

The name was derived from ''dub'', i.e. '

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'; the original German name ''Eichwald'' means "oak forest". Dubí was named after the extensive oak forests that grew here.

Geography

Dubí is located about northwest 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

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. The municipal territory, specifically the village of Cínovec, is located on the Czech-German border. The southern part of the territory with most of 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 the hill Cínovecký hřbet at above sea level. The Bystřice Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mentions of Dubí are from the period 1494–1498, when it was a mining settlement of

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miners. Later the town became famous for the production of glass and porcelain, and for spas.

Spa

The first spas in Dubí were built in 1860 under the management of Anton Tschinkel, the founder of a local porcelain factory. In 1862, his first spa (Diana's Spa) was opened. The present-day Theresa's Spa with mineral waters, recommended to patients after brain and spine surgeries, have been operating since 1879.

Demographics

Economy

Europe's largest deposits of

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-bearing

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zinnwaldite are located in the area of Cínovec. As of April 2022, it is estimated to start the mining in 2025 at the earliest, but it remains uncertain whether the Czech Republic will decide on mining due to high environmental demands.

Transport

Dubí is an important transit point to Germany on the

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. The ''Cínovec / Altenberg'' and ''Cínovec / Zinnwald'' road border crossings are located within the municipal territory. The scenic Most–Dubí–

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railway line passes through the town. It is a technical monument that was declared a cultural heritage in 1998.

Sights

The most important sight in Dubí is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, which was built on the order of princes Clary-Aldringen between 1898 and 1906 as a copy of the

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church

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to serve as their family's church. Dvojhradí is a hunting lodge in Mstišov, built in 1702–1703. It was completely reconstructed after a fire in 2018. It serves as a restaurant.

Notable people

* Horst Seemann (1937–2000), German film director and screenwriter * František Gregor Emmert (1940–2015), composer * Helmut Novy (born 1944), German ice hockey player

Twin towns – sister cities

Dubí is twinned with: * Altenberg, Germany *

Arnstadt Arnstadt () is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera (river), Gera about south of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially ...

, Germany *

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, Germany

References

External links

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Theresa's Spa in Dubí
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