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Straz nad Ohri ( German Warta ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located nine kilometers north-east of Ostrov nad Ohri and belongs to Okres Karlovy Vary.
Geography
Straz nad Ohri is located between the mountains and Doupov Ore Mountains in the valley of the Eger. To the north rises the Nebesa ( 634 m) with the remains of the castle Himlštejn. In the southeast of the Hengbergplatte Doupov Mountains lies with the Velka Jehličná ( Hengberg, 828 m). In the south the city borders on the military training area Hradiště.
Neighboring towns are Peklo, Osvinov and Srní in the north, Maly Hrzín, Boč, Kamenec and Korunní in the northeast, Korunní Kyselka and Zámeček in the east, Jakubov in the south, Ovcarna and Květnová the southwest, Damice and Krasny Les in the west and Horni Hrad in the northwest.
The former eastern villages Hora ( horn), Telcov ( Töltsch ) and Tunkov ( Tunkau ) and the south to Tocov ( Totzau ) were cleared and destroyed in the construction of the military area.
History
The first written mention of the village was made in 1238 in connection with a " Swidger de Warta ". Since 1341 a customs revenue in Warta is detectable. 1352 belonged Warta to the goods of the castle Perštejn; Owner at the time was Friedrich von Schoenburg. Since 1488, the village belonged to the customs revenue, Count Vitzthum and was part of their rule Egerberg.
From 1850 formed Warta / Varta a municipality in the district Kaaden. Between 1870 and 1873 the Buštěhrad Railway Company ( BEB) built along the route of Chomutov Eger Eger, received a railroad connection with the Warta.
1921 was the Czech name Straz. 1930 the community had 780 inhabitants. As a result of the Munich Agreement in 1938, it was annexed by the German Reich. 1939 lived 773 people in Warta. From 1938 to 1945 Warta was part of the German district Kaaden and came to the end of the Second World War back to Czechoslovakia. 1948 Osvinov was incorporated. From 1949 to 1960, the municipality Straz nad Ohri belonged to Okres Karlovy Vary - okolí and since 1961 Okres Karlovy Vary. 1961 Korunní was amalgamated with the districts Kamenec and Korunní Kyselka. 1976 still came Boč added including Himlštejn, Hrachová, Maly Hrzín, Peklo, Smilov and Srní.
In Korunní Kyselka was from 1942-1944 the sub-camp Krondorf - Sauerbrunn. Today there is the mineral water producer Karlovarská Korunní Kyselka sro resident.
Community structure
The community Straz nad Ohri consists of the districts Boč ( Wotsch ) Kamenec ( Stengles ) Korunní ( Krondorf ), Maly Hrzín ( Small Green), Osvinov ( Gesmesgrün ) Peklo ( hell ), Smilov ( mill village), Srní ( Boksgrün ) and Straz nad Ohri ( Warta ). Basic settlement units are Boč, Hrachová I ( Erbel stone), Hrachová II ( gem), Korunní, Maly Hrzín, Osvinov, Peklo, Smilov, and Straz nad Ohri Srní. At Straz nad Ohri also includes the settlements Himlštejn ( Celestone ) and Korunní Kyselka ( Krondorf - Sauerbrunn ).
The municipality is divided into the Katastralbezirke Boč, Korunní, Maly Hrzín, Osvinov, Peklo, nad Ohri Smilov, Srní u Bocé Straz nad Ohri and.
Attractions
- Ruins of Castle Himlštejn, on the Nebesa, north of the village
- Burg Hauenstein, northwest Horni Hrad
- Nature Reserve Čedičová Zila Boč (basalt vein of Wotsch ), two kilometers north
- Suspension bridge over the Eger in Boč
- Church of the Archangel Michael. Financed by donations from pilgrims church was consecrated in 1768; 1808 was a Expositur.
- Holy Trinity Column
- Neo-Romanesque church of St.. Wenzel in Boč
- Chapel in Osvinov