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Karlovy Vary Region

Region of the Czech Republic

Region of the Czech Republic

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nameKarlovy Vary Region
native_nameKarlovarský kraj
native_name_langcs
settlement_typeRegion
image_skylineKarlovy Vary, Česko 2022 - Geysers.jpg
image_flagFlag of Karlovy Vary Region.svg
image_shieldKarlovy Vary Region CoA CZ.svg
image_mapKarlovarský kraj in Czech Republic.svg
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCzech Republic
seat_typeCapital
seatKarlovy Vary
parts_typeDistricts
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p1Karlovy Vary District
p2Sokolov District
p3Cheb District
leader_titleGovernor
leader_partyANO
leader_nameJana Mračková Vildumetzová
area_footnotestags --
area_total_km23314.46
elevation_max_m1244
population_footnotes
population_total295077
population_as_of2024-01-01
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type2GDP
demographics2_footnoteshttps://www.czso.cz/csu/xb/regionalni_hdp
demographics2_title1Total
demographics2_info1CZK 99.823 billion
(€3.893 billion)
iso_codeCZ-41
registration_plateK
websitewww.kr-karlovarsky.cz

Language - Czech, Access date - 01/30/2021 (€3.893 billion)

The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně.

The Karlovy Vary Region, as a higher territorial self-governing unit, was created in 2000 in the northern part of the West Bohemian Region. The seat of the region is Karlovy Vary. In terms of size, number of municipalities, and population, it ranks among the smaller regions of the Czech Republic. Its area (3,314 km²) covers 4.25% of the territory of the Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Region is the third smallest region by area, right after Prague and the Liberec Region. By population, the Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic, with approximately 279,000 inhabitants.

Administrative divisions

The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into three districts:

At a lower level, the region has 134 municipalities, comprising 56 in the Karlovy Vary District, 40 in the Cheb District and 38 in the Sokolov District. Since 1 January 2003, Karlovy Vary Region has been administratively divided into 7 administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers (AD MEP):

AD MEPPopulationArea (km2)Density
Aš17,255143.75120
Cheb51,232496.81103.1
Karlovy Vary88,6711,171.4575.7
Kraslice12,757264.5448.2
Mariánské Lázně25,737405.3263.5
Ostrov26,512339.2978.1
Sokolov72,913489.19149

Population

Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic with a population of less than 300,000. Only 11 municipalities have populations greater than 5,000. The largest municipality of the region is Karlovy Vary with a population of around 50,000. The table below shows the municipalities in Karlovy Vary Region with the largest population (as of 1 January 2024):

NamePopulationArea (km2)District
[[File:Karlovy Vary (CZE) - flag.gif25px]] Karlovy Vary49,35359Karlovy Vary District
[[File:Cheb flag.svg25px]] Cheb32,82596Cheb District
[[File:Sokolov prapor.svg25px]] Sokolov22,15523Sokolov District
[[File:Flag of Ostrov.svg25px]] Ostrov15,82550Karlovy Vary District
[[File:Mariánské Lázně CoA.png25px]] Mariánské Lázně14,22552Cheb District
[[File:Flag of Chodov (Sokolov).svg25px]] Chodov12,64914Sokolov District
[[File:Flag of Aš, Cheb.svg25px]] Aš12,78356Cheb District

Other significant towns in Karlovy Vary Region are Nejdek, Kraslice, Františkovy Lázně and Horní Slavkov.

|1869|322278 |1880|357772 |1890|379786 |1900|431366 |1910|477729 |1921|457130 |1930|501905 |1950|243977 |1961|278879 |1970|298110 |1980|311995 |1991|301985 |2001|304315 |2011|295564 |2021|279103

Economy

Spas

The region is responsible over half of the county's spa industry. Twelve spas are in the city of Karlovy Vary. Other spa towns in the region include Františkovy Lázně, Mariánské Lázně, Lázně Kynžvart and Jáchymov. The spas are visited by Czechs as well as by people from the rest of Europe, Russia, Israel and North America. The Karlovy Vary spa wafer, a local food item, was awarded protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the European Commission in 2011.

The water from the region is used in locally produced beverages including Mattoni from Karlovy Vary and Aquila from the village of Kyselka.

Black Triangle

The region is the home of two power stations, Vřesová and Tisová, both in the Sokolov District. The region is also part of the so-called Black Triangle, an area of heavy industrialization and environmental damage on the three-way border of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

Transport

The Karlovy Region is served by Karlovy Vary Airport, which handled more than 100,000 passengers in 2012. The region is also home to two other airports, neither of which are used for passenger flights. These are Cheb Airport, the oldest airport in the country, and Mariánské Lázně Airport.

The region lacks any motorways. The unfinished R6 expressway passes through the region, linking Cheb and Karlovy Vary to Prague. The length of operated railway lines in the region is 493 km.

Education

The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague opened a centre in the village of Dalovice in the Karlovy Vary District in 2007. The private College of Karlovy Vary is also located in the region, in addition to regional centres of the Banking Institute / College of Banking in Karlovy Vary and the University of West Bohemia in Cheb and Sokolov.

References

References

  1. "Population of cohesion regions, regions and districts of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office.
  2. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office.
  3. (17 May 2024). "Population of administrative territories of municipalities with extended powers of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  4. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office.
  5. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". Czech Statistical Office.
  6. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  7. (9 August 2013). "Tourism drops but not for everyone". [[The Prague Post]].
  8. (5 December 2004). "Spas". [[Radio Prague]].
  9. "Karlovy Vary Region - Basic Information". Tourist portal of Karlovy Vary Region.
  10. (24 October 2012). "Spa treatment becoming less affordable for Czechs". [[Radio Prague]].
  11. (26 May 2011). "Czechs win protection for Karlovy Vary spa wafers". [[Radio Prague]].
  12. (27 June 2001). "Balené vody na tuzemském trhu". [[Mladá fronta DNES]].
  13. "Common Report on Air Quality in the Black Triangle Region 2002".
  14. (23 June 2013). "Letiště Karlovy Vary loni mělo zisk na 8,7 milionu korun". [[Czech News Agency]].
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