Klasterets nad Ohří ( Czech Klášterec nad Ohří [1] , German Klösterle an der Eger ) is a city in the northwestern part of the Czech Republic , in the Chomutov region of the Ustie region .
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| Klashterets nad Ohří | |||||
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| Czech Klášterec nad Ohří | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | Ustetskiy | ||||
| Area | Chomutov | ||||
| Warden | Stefan Drozd | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| First mention | 1352 | ||||
| Former names | Claustrellum, Klosterlin, Klösterle an der Eger | ||||
| Square | 53.8 km² | ||||
| Center height | 320 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 15 166 people ( 2013 ) | ||||
| Density | 291.5 people / km² | ||||
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| Postcode | 431 51 | ||||
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| klasterec.cz | |||||
It is located on the left bank of the Ohře River between the Ore and Dupov Mountains , 36 km east of the famous spa town of Karlovy Vary and 6 km west of the city of Kadan .
The city, which is called the gateway to the Ore Mountains, is located on the railway line Karlovy Vary - Klashterets nad Ohří - Chomutov .
The population is 15 166 people (2013). The average age of residents is 36.2 years.
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History
The foundation of the village of Klashterets belongs to the period from 1150 to 1250 and is associated with a small monastery built at that time by the Benedictines . He, like all monasteries of religious orders of early feudalism, was founded with the aim of spreading Christianity among the Gentiles . Soon a church was built here with a parish cemetery and, probably, a monastery school.
In 1277, King Przemysl Otakar II abolished the local monastery and annexed its lands to his possessions. After this, the village and okrugs received the Shumburkov family as flax , and the first third of the 14th century was acquired by a representative of the Pernshtein clan who built a clan castle here. In 1352, the Latin name of this village, Claustrellum , was first mentioned in written sources, and in 1356 the German name Klosterlin appeared for the first time.
From the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth century, these lands belonged to the genus Thun and Hohenstein . During this period, a baroque church of the Holy Trinity was erected, a neo-Gothic castle and a magnificent English park around the castle was laid out.
Attractions
- The dominant feature of the city is the castle (1514–1538), in which the Czech Porcelain Museum now operates. The castle is surrounded by a vast park in the English style (2nd half of the 17th century) on the banks of the Ohře River.
- Holy Trinity Square (1664)
- Column of the Virgin Mary ( Plague Column )
- Church of Our Lady of Consolation (1743-1760). Next to it is a cemetery built in 1764-1765. The outer wall of the cemetery is a portal with statues of angels and vases dating from around 1760. Three monuments deserve attention in the cemetery: the first - 1923, victims of the First World War. The second - on the mass grave of 34 Red Army soldiers who died during the liberation of the city in 1945. The third monument is a granite boulder with a crown of thorns and an inscription in memory of the victims of war and violence.
- Allegory statues Summer (Aestas), Autumn (Autumnus), Winter (Hiems), Earth (Terra) and four continents: Europe , Asia , America and Africa are works by the famous Czech Baroque master Jan Brokof (1652-1718).
Famous Natives and Residents
- Brockoff, Michal Jan Joseph (1686-1721) - sculptor.
- Brockoff, Jan 1652-1718) - sculptor.
- Jane Darling (b. 1980) - Czech porn actress.
Gallery
Castle
Town Hall
Column of the Virgin Mary ( Plague Column )
Notes
- ↑ which literally translates as a monastery on the Ohře River
Links
- Website of Klásterec nad Ohří (Czech)