Vejprty

Vejprty
Town
Centre of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Vejprty Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′30″N 13°1′58″E / 50.49167°N 13.03278°E / 50.49167; 13.03278Coordinates: 50°29′30″N 13°1′58″E / 50.49167°N 13.03278°E / 50.49167; 13.03278
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1506
Government
• Mayor	Jitka Gavdunová (ODS)
Area
• Total	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Elevation	725 m (2,379 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,872
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	431 91
Website	www.vejprty.cz

Vejprty (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛjpr̩tɪ]; German: Weipert) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Germany.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of České Hamry and Výsada are administrative parts of Vejprty.

Notable people[]

• Ottokar Tumlirz (1856–1928), Austrian physicist
• Theodor Innitzer (1875–1955), cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna
• Wilhelm Dick (1897–1980), German ski jumper
• Viktor Petermann (1916–2001), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
• Walter W. Müller (born 1933), German academic

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Vejprty is twinned with:^[2]

• Bärenstein, Germany

Vejprty also cooperates with Gunzenhausen, Germany.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Town square

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  Church of Saint Martin

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  Church of All Saints

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  Vejprty in 1912

References[]

External links[]

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• Official website

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