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Josefov (german: Josefsdorf) is a municipality and village in
Sokolov District Sokolov District ( cs, okres Sokolov) is a district (''okres'') within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov. Complete list of municipalities Březová - Bublava - Bukovany - Chlum Svaté Maří ...
in the
Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named afte ...
of the
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
. It has about 400 inhabitants.


Administrative parts

Villages of Hřebeny, Luh nad Svatavou and Radvanov are administrative parts of Josefov.


Geography

Josefov is located about northwest of Sokolov and west of
Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is ...
. It lies in the southwestern part of the Ore Mountains. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the
Svatava The Svatava (in German: ''Zwodau'', also ''Zwotau''; further upstream ''Zwotawasser'', then ''Zwota'') is a river of Saxony, Germany and of the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Ohře. Course From its source south of Schöneck (Germ ...
River, which forms the eastern municipal border.


History

History of the area is connected with the
Hartenberg Hartenberg (or Hartenberk) is the ruin of a castle over the village of Hřebeny in the municipality of Josefov in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. History Hartenberg Castle was built by the lords of Hartenberg, probably in 1196. ...
Castle, which was probably built in 1196. The village of Josefov was founded in 1833 by Count Josef von Auersperg.


Sights

The most important monument of the municipality is the ruins of the Hartenberg Castle. It is open to the public.


References


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* {{authority control Villages in Sokolov District Villages in the Ore Mountains