Oloví

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Oloví
Town
View from a hill
View from a hill
Coat of arms of Oloví
Coat of arms
Oloví is located in Czech Republic
Oloví
Oloví
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′44″N 12°33′3″E / 50.24556°N 12.55083°E / 50.24556; 12.55083Coordinates: 50°14′44″N 12°33′3″E / 50.24556°N 12.55083°E / 50.24556; 12.55083
Country Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictSokolov
First mentioned1523
Government
 • MayorJiří Mikuláš
Area
 • Total19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,645
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
357 07
Websitewww.olovi.cz

Oloví (German: Bleistadt) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Hory, Nové Domy and Studenec are administrative parts of Oloví.

History[]

The first written mention of Oloví is from 1523. Since its foundation, lead and to a lesser extent silver were mined in the area, hence the town's name (lead = olovo in Czech).[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Oloví is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Historie Oloví". olovi.cz (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "Partnerské město Kastl". olovi.cz (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

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