Ostrov (Karlovy Vary District)

Ostrov
Ostrov ; Ostrov nad Ohří; Schlackenwerth
	Town
	Old Town Square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ostrov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 12°56′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	13th century
Government
• Mayor	Jan Bureš (ODS)
Area
• Total	50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	16,658
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	363 01
Website	www.ostrov.cz

Ostrov, also known as Ostrov nad Ohří (Czech pronunciation: [ˈostrof]; German: Schlackenwerth), is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is located at a foothill of the Ore Mountains about 10 kilometres (6 miles) northeast of Karlovy Vary and has a population of about 17,000.

History

The origin of the settlement named Zlaukowerde (Slávek's Island) at the confluence of the Bystřice River and Jáchymov Creeks traces back to the beginning of the 13th century. The town charter for Ostrov was issued by Bohemian king John the Blind in 1331.

During World War II the castle served as a Nazi concentration camp. The population of Ostrov multiplied after World War II as people were moved to work in the uranium mines in nearby Jáchymov. The extensive housing blocks from the 1950s forming the new part of Ostrov are considered one of the best examples of socialist realism architecture in the Czech Republic. The town was known for production of Škoda trolleybuses for many decades, but this ended in 2004.

Notable people

Johann Wulfing von Schlackenwerth (?–1324), Bishop of Brixen and Prince Bishop of Bamberg and Freising
Joachim Andreas von Schlick, (1569–1621), nobleman
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1662–1746), organist, Hofkapellmeister and composer
Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821–1895), physicist and chemist, attended 1833–37 the local school
Vilma Cibulková (born 1963), actress
Horst Siegl (born 1969), footballer
Petr Maděra (born 1970), writer
Lukáš Bauer (born 1977), cross-country skier
Jiří Štoček (born 1977), chess Grandmaster
Zbyněk Drda (born 1987), singer

Twin towns – sister cities

Ostrov is twinned with:[2]

Rastatt, Germany
Wunsiedel, Germany

Gallery

Ostrov Castle
Summer house in the castle park
Piarist monastery in Ostrov
Old Town Hall in Ostrov
Culture House at the Peace Square (Mírové náměstí)

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
"Ostrov: Uplynulý víkend byl ve znamení významných událostí". parlamentnilisty.cz (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

External links

(in Czech) Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] "Ostrov: Uplynulý víkend byl ve znamení významných událostí". parlamentnilisty.cz (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.