Kraslice
Kraslice | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kraslice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′45″N 12°30′31″E / 50.32917°N 12.50861°ECoordinates: 50°19′45″N 12°30′31″E / 50.32917°N 12.50861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Sokolov |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Kotilínek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.33 km2 (31.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,705 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 358 01 |
| Website | www |
Kraslice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkraslɪtsɛ]; German: Graslitz) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Town parts and villages of Černá, Čirá, Hraničná, Kámen, Kostelní, Krásná, Liboc, Mlýnská, Počátky, Sklená, Sněžná, Tisová, Valtéřov and Zelená Hora are administrative parts of Kraslice.
Etymology[]
The roots of the name derive from the medieval German "Graz", meaning pine forest. Many variants were used throughout the town's history: Greselin, Zum Greselin, Gresslens, Gresslas, Gresslitz, Graeslitz and Graslitz. The Czech name is a transliteration of the last used German name.
Geography[]
The town is situated on the southern slopes of the eastern reaches of the Ore Mountains, some 5 km from the neighbouring German town of Klingenthal. It lies in an area known for swarm type seismic activity. The last strong earthquake swarm was in 1986.[2]
History[]
German monks from Waldsassen Abbey in Bavaria were the first to settle the upper Svatava valley in the 12th century. The town was granted regal city status by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1370. From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. In 1944 a women's subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was established here. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 and the town was resettled with Czechs.
Transport[]
The town lies on railway line No 145 from Sokolov to Klingenthal. Passenger services are provided by the railway company of GW Train Regio.
Demography[]
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people[]
- Julius Meinl I (1824–1914), Austrian businessman, founder of Julius Meinl AG
- Rudolf Dellinger (1857–1910), German-Bohemian composer
- Michael Krmenčík (born 1993), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Klingenthal, Germany
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ Nehybka, V; Skácelová, Z (2000). "Results of seismological measurements by the Kraslice network in the period 1991–1998". Exploration Geophysics, Remote Sensing and Environment. 7 (1–2): 18–28.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Sokolov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Město" (in Czech). Město Kraslice. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
External links[]
 |
Wikisource has several original texts related to: Kraslice |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kraslice. |
| show Authority control  |
|---|
 | This Karlovy Vary Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Populated places in Sokolov District
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Karlovy Vary Region geography stubs