Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovarský kraj Carlsbad Region | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 50°13′42″N 12°58′00″E / 50.22833°N 12.96667°ECoordinates: 50°13′42″N 12°58′00″E / 50.22833°N 12.96667°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Capital | Karlovy Vary |
Districts | Karlovy Vary District, Sokolov District, Cheb District |
Government | |
• Governor | Petr Kulhánek (KOA) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,314.46 km2 (1,279.72 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) |
Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 294,896 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CZ-41 |
Vehicle registration | K |
Website | www.kr-karlovarsky.cz |
The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region (Czech: Karlovarský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. The region is world-famous for its spas, including Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně.
Administrative divisions[]
The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into 3 districts:
Districts of Karlovy Vary Region
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At a lower level, the region has 134 municipalities, comprising 56 in the Karlovy Vary District, 40 in the Cheb District and 38 in the Sokolov District.[2]
Population[]
Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic with a population of less than 300,000. Only 11 municipalities have higher population than 5,000. The largest municipality of the region is Karlovy Vary with a population of around 50,000. The table below shows the municipalities in Karlovy Vary Region with the largest population (as of 1 January 2019):[2]
Name | Population | Area (km²) | District |
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Karlovy Vary | 48,501 | 59 | Karlovy Vary District |
Cheb | 31,988 | 96 | Cheb District |
Sokolov | 23,241 | 23 | Sokolov District |
Ostrov | 16,731 | 50 | Karlovy Vary District |
Chodov | 13,394 | 14 | Sokolov District |
Aš | 13,210 | 56 | Cheb District |
Mariánské Lázně | 12,800 | 52 | Cheb District |
Other significant towns in Karlovy Vary Region are Nejdek, Kraslice, Františkovy Lázně and Horní Slavkov.
Economy[]
Spas[]
The region is well known for its spas and is responsible over half of the county's spa industry.[3] Twelve spas can be found in the city of Karlovy Vary alone.[4] Other famous spa towns in the region include Františkovy Lázně, Mariánské Lázně, Lázně Kynžvart and Jáchymov.[5] The spas are visited not only by Czechs but by people from the rest of Europe, Russia, Israel and North America as well.[6] Karlovy Vary spa wafers, a food item from the region, was awarded protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the European Commission in 2011.[7]
The water from the region is used in locally produced beverages including Mattoni from Karlovy Vary and from the village of Kyselka.[8]
Black Triangle[]
The region is the home of two power stations, Vřesová and Tisová, both in the Sokolov District. The region is also part of the so-called Black Triangle, an area of heavy industrialization and environmental damage on the three-way border of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.[9]
Transport[]
The Karlovy Region is served by Karlovy Vary Airport, which handled more than 100,000 passengers in 2012.[10] The region is also home to two other airports, neither of which are used for passenger flights. These are Cheb Airport, the oldest airport in the country,[11] and Mariánské Lázně Airport.
The region lacks any motorways.[12] The unfinished R6 expressway passes through the region, linking Cheb and Karlovy Vary to Prague. The length of operated railway lines in the region is 493 km (306 mi).[12]
Education[]
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague opened a centre in the village of Dalovice in the Karlovy Vary District in 2007.[13] The private is also located in the region, in addition to regional centres of the Banking Institute / College of Banking in Karlovy Vary and the University of West Bohemia in Cheb and Sokolov.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Population of territorial units of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Tourism drops but not for everyone". The Prague Post. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Spas". Radio Prague. 5 December 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Karlovy Vary Region - Basic Information". Tourist portal of Karlovy Vary Region. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Spa treatment becoming less affordable for Czechs". Radio Prague. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Czechs win protection for Karlovy Vary spa wafers". Radio Prague. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Balené vody na tuzemském trhu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 27 June 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) page 9
- ^ "Letiště Karlovy Vary loni mělo zisk na 8,7 milionu korun". Czech News Agency (in Czech). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Mailbox". Radio Prague. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Doprava" [Transport] (XLS). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "V Karlovarském kraji otevře studium zemědělská univerzita". Czech News Agency (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
External links[]
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Regions of the Czech Republic