Nové Sedlo () is a town in

Sokolov District Sokolov District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov, Czech Republic, Sokolov. Administrative division Sokolov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Mu ...

in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial town.

Administrative division

Nové Sedlo consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nové Sedlo (1,640) * Chranišov (235) *Loučky (647)

Etymology

The name Nové Sedlo literally means 'new saddle' in modern Czech. However, the word also meant 'village' in old

West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group. They include Polish, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Silesian, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian. The languages have traditionally been spoken across a mostly continuous re ...

(similar to the still-current of

East East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...

and

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

Slavic languages). The attribute was added to distinguish from the nearby village of Staré Sedlo ('Old Sedlo').

Geography

Nové Sedlo is located about northeast of Sokolov and west of

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 ri ...

. It lies mostly in the

Sokolov Basin The Sokolov Basin or Falkenau Basin (; , formerly also ''Falkenau-Elbogen-Karlsbader Becken'') is a structural basin and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the central part of the Karlovy Vary Region. It is named ...

, only a small part of the municipal territory in the east extends into the

Slavkov Forest The Slavkov Forest (formerly also Emperor's Forest; , ) is a highland and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Karlovy Vary Region. Slavkov Forest is also the name of a protected landscape area, partially locat ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Ohře The Ohře (), also known in English and German as Eger (), is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Bavarian district of Upper Franconia in Germany, and through the Karlovy Vary Region ...

River flows along the southern municipal border. There are several small artificial bodies of water in the territory. The largest of them is the multi-purpose Anna reservoir with an area of , located inside the built-up area.

History

The first written mention of Nové Sedlo is from 1397. The village was badly damaged during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

. In the 16th century, Nové Sedlo was owned by Sebastian Thüssel of Taltitz, who then sold in to the town of

Loket Loket (; ) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle. The historic town centre is well preserved and is pr ...

. In 1899, Nové Sedlo was promoted to 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 rura ...

. Emperor

Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

promoted it to a town in 1908.

Demographics

Economy

The region is historically associated with

lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), 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 ...

mining. A large part of the municipal territory is also formed by the Družba Mine. In addition to coal mining, Nové Sedlo is known for the production of packaging glass and porcelain.

Transport

The D6 motorway from Karlovy Vary to

Cheb Cheb (; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. Before the Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the G ...

runs through the town. Nové Sedlo is located on the major railway line

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

–Karlovy Vary and on the local line

– Chodov.

Sights

The main landmark of Nové Sedlo is the Church of the Ascension of Christ. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1904. It is a unique

half-timbered Timber framing () and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy Beam (structure), timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and Woodworking joints, joined timbers with joints secure ...

building, originally built only as a temporary church with a lifespan of 10 years. A cultural and technical monument is a chimney from the 1890s that is a remnant of the Friedrich Siemens glass factory.

Twin towns – sister cities

Nové Sedlo is twinned with: * Schwarzenberg, Germany

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nove Sedlo Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Sokolov District