Teplá () is a town in

Cheb District Cheb District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Cheb. It is the westernmost district of the Czech Republic. Administrative division Cheb District is divided into three Districts of ...

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 2,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Teplá consists of 24 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Teplá (2,159) *Babice (20) *Beranov (37) *Beranovka (10) *Beroun (22) *Bezvěrov (3) *Bohuslav (12) *Číhaná (8) *Heřmanov (41) *Horní Kramolín (13) *Hoštěc (21) *Jankovice (6) *Kladruby (31) *Klášter (123) *Křepkovice (32) *Mrázov (51) *Nezdice (3) *Pěkovice (43) *Popovice (31) *Poutnov (85) *Rankovice (14) *Služetín (59) *Staré Sedlo (26) *Zahrádka (9)

Etymology

The name Teplá means 'warm'. The town was named after the Teplá River that flows through it, known for its warm water and thermal springs in its lower course.

Geography

Teplá is located about south 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 in the

Teplá Highlands Teplá () is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. Administrative division Teplá cons ...

. The highest point is the hill Služetínský vrch at above sea level. The Teplá River flows through the town. The area is rich in fishponds. The western part of the municipal territory is situated in the Slavkov Forest Protected Landscape Area.

History

The

Teplá Abbey Teplá Abbey (; ) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Teplá in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is included in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, Archdiocese of Prague. History Teplá Abbey was founded in 1193 by the Beat ...

was founded in 1193 by nobleman Hroznata of Ovenec. The first written mention of the town next to the abbey is from 1197. In the 13th century, the town had strategic importance of the land gate with customs and a market and played an important role in land defense. In these times most of the villages in the neighbourhood, later incorporated to the municipality, were founded.

Demographics

Transport

Teplá is located on the railway line

–

Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázně (; ) is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. Most of the town's buildings come from its Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many c ...

Sights

The most significant monument is the Baroque complex of the

. Its oldest preserved part is the Romanesque-Gothic Church of the Annunciation of the Lord. The complex is opened to the public and serves also as a library, museum and gallery. The Gothic Church of Saint Giles in the town's centre was built on the site of the former church in 1762–1765. Its most valuable part are frescoes from scenes from the life of

Saint Giles Saint Giles (, , , , ; 650 - 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A ...

by Elias Dollhopf from 1765. The Renaissance town hall belong to the oldest buildings in the town. It was built in 1572–1574 and formerly served as a Latin school. Valuable is also the Old Town Hall, built in the Baroque style in 1698. There are three significant mineral springs in Teplá, the best of which is Oriona. Until 1945, a bottling plant stood at the source of Oriona. Now it's just a well covered with a gazebo.

Notable people

* Gerhard Auer (1943–2019), German rower, Olympic champion

Twin towns – sister cities

Teplá is twinned with: *

Konnersreuth Konnersreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the northeast foothills of the Steinwald mountains between the Fichtel Mountains and the Upper Palatinate Forest, close to the Czech border. Th ...

, Germany

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tepla Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Cheb District