Nejdek

Nejdek
Town
Church of Saint Martin
Flag Coat of arms
Nejdek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′21″N 12°43′46″E / 50.32250°N 12.72944°E / 50.32250; 12.72944Coordinates: 50°19′21″N 12°43′46″E / 50.32250°N 12.72944°E / 50.32250; 12.72944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1340
Government
• Mayor	Ludmila Vocelková (ANO)
Area
• Total	52.27 km2 (20.18 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,790
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	362 21
Website	www.nejdek.cz

Nejdek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛjdɛk]; German: Neudek) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants. It lies in the west of the Ore Mountains.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Bernov, Fojtov, Lesík, Lužec, Oldřichov, Pozorka, Suchá, Tisová and Vysoká Štola are administrative parts of Nejdek.

Sights[]

Nejdek Castle

• Church of Saint Martin
• Ruins of Nejdek Castle (built c. in 13th century)
• Nejdek château (built in 17th century)
• Stations of the Cross in Nejdek (built in 1851–1858)
• Lookout tower on the Tisovský vrch Hill (built in 1897)

Notable people[]

• Ignatius Sichelbart (1708–1780), German Jesuit missionary
• Wenceslaus Linck (1736–1797), German Jesuit missionary
• Vladimír Ráž (1923–2000), actor
• Ewald Körner (1926–2010), German clarinetist and conductor

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Nejdek is twinned with:^[2]

• Johanngeorgenstadt, Germany

References[]

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