Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovarský kraj Carlsbad Region | |||
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| Coordinates: 50°13′42″N 12°58′00″E / 50.22833°N 12.96667°E / 50.22833; 12.96667Coordinates: 50°13′42″N 12°58′00″E / 50.22833°N 12.96667°E / 50.22833; 12.96667 | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Capital | Karlovy Vary | ||
| Districts | Karlovy Vary District, Sokolov District, Cheb District | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Jana Vildumetzová (ANO) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,314.46 km2 (1,279.72 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) | ||
| Population (01/2012) | |||
| • Total | 303,165 | ||
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CZ-41 | ||
| Vehicle registration | K | ||
| Website | http://www.kr-karlovarsky.cz/ | ||
The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region (Czech: Karlovarský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. The region is world-famous for its spas, including Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně.
Contents
1 Administrative divisions
2 Cities and towns
3 Demography
4 Economy
4.1 Spas
4.2 Black Triangle
5 Transport
6 Education
7 References
8 External links
Administrative divisions
The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into 3 districts:[1]
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Districts of Karlovy Vary Region
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At a lower level, the region has 132 municipalities, comprising 54 in the Karlovy Vary District, 40 in the Cheb District and 38 in the Sokolov District.[2]
Cities and towns
- Karlovy Vary
- Aš
- Cheb
- Chodov
- Františkovy Lázně
- Jáchymov
- Kraslice
- Loket
- Luby u Chebu
- Mariánské Lázně
- Nejdek
- Ostrov
- Skalná
- Sokolov
- Oloví
Demography
As of 1 January 2012 the population of the Karlovy Vary Region was 303,165[1] with 149,432 males and 153,733 females, accounting for 49.3% and 50.7% of the population respectively.[1]
Economy
Spas
The region is well known for its spas and is responsible over half of the county's spa industry.[3] Twelve spas can be found in the city of Karlovy Vary alone.[4] Other famous spa towns in the region include Františkovy Lázně, Mariánské Lázně, Lázně Kynžvart and Jáchymov.[5] The spas are visited not only by Czechs but by people from the rest of Europe, Russia, Israel and North America as well.[6] Karlovy Vary spa wafers, a food item from the region, was awarded protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the European Commission in 2011.[7]
The water from the region is used in locally produced beverages including Mattoni from Karlovy Vary and Aquila from the village of Kyselka.[8]
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.[9]
Transport
The Karlovy Region is served by Karlovy Vary Airport, which handled more than 100,000 passengers in 2012.[10] 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,[11] and Mariánské Lázně Airport.
The region lacks any motorways.[12] 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 (306 mi).[12]
Education
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague opened a centre in the village of Dalovice in the Karlovy Vary District in 2007.[13] 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.[13]
References
^ abc "Počet obyvatel v oblastech, krajích a okresech České republiky k 1. 1. 2012" [Population of territorial units of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2012] (XLS). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 April 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Tab. C.1 Vybrané ukazatele v Karlovarském kraji podle okresů v 1. - 3. čtvrtletí 2013" (PDF). Czech Statistical Office (in Czech). Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Tourism drops but not for everyone". The Prague Post. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Spas". Radio Prague. 5 December 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Karlovy Vary Region - Basic Information". Tourist portal of Karlovy Vary Region. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Spa treatment becoming less affordable for Czechs". Radio Prague. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Czechs win protection for Karlovy Vary spa wafers". Radio Prague. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Balené vody na tuzemském trhu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 27 June 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) page 9
^ "Letiště Karlovy Vary loni mělo zisk na 8,7 milionu korun". Czech News Agency (in Czech). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Mailbox". Radio Prague. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ ab "Doprava" [Transport] (XLS). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ ab "V Karlovarském kraji otevře studium zemědělská univerzita". Czech News Agency (in Czech). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Karlovy Vary photos and sights to visit
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