Horní Slavkov (Czech Republic)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
הורניסלאבקוב (צ'כיה)
Name (Latin)
Horní Slavkov (Czech Republic)
Other forms of name
Schlaggenwald (Czech Republic)
Schlaggenwald im Egerland (Czech Republic)
Coordinates
E0124827 E0124827 N0500819 N0500819 (geonames )
Associated country
Czech Republic
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157554746
Wikidata: Q924085
Library of congress: nr 94030328
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 50°08ʹ19ʺN 012°48ʹ27ʺE)
  • Schlaggenwald, 1991:t.p. (once imperial free "Bergstadt" im Egerland) p. 3 (Schlaggenwald im Egerland)
  • Col. Lipp. Gaz., 1962(Horni Slavkov, Czech Horní Slavkov, Ger. Schlaggenwald, village, W. Bohemia, Czechoslovakia; 20 mi. ENE of Cheb)
  • Příruční slovník naučný, 1964(Horní Slavkov; town in Západočes kraji)
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Wikipedia description:

Horní Slavkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦorɲiː ˈslafkof]; German: Schlaggenwald) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. The town is located in the Slavkov Forest range, near the Teplá River. Horní Slavkov was founded as a mining settlement at the beginning the 13th century. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint George.

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