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15-700: Klösterle may refer to: Klášterec nad Ohří , a town in the Czech Republic known in German as Klösterle an der Eger Klášterec nad Orlicí , a village in the Czech Republic known in German as Klösterle an der Adler Klösterle, Austria , a town in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg in Austria [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

30-481: The Ore Mountains . The highest point, located on the northern municipal border, is the hill Volyňský vrch at 727 metres (2,385 ft) above sea level. Between 1150 and 1250, a settlement and a small monastery were established by Benedictines from Postoloprty . It is not known, whether the settlement or the monastery is older. The first written mention of Klášterec is from 1352. The Hussite Wars did not affect

45-495: The porcelain mark "TK". Originally founded in 1793/1794 as Thun'sche Porcellanfabrik and, after many restructurings, finally closed in 2024 after 230 years, it was the oldest and largest Czech porcelain manufacturer. It operated in three locations: Klášterec nad Ohří (formerly Klösterle an der Eger ), Sadov-Lesov (formerly Sodau-Lessau ) and Nová Role (formerly Neurohlau ). The company in Klášterec nad Ohří

60-573: The 90s of the 17th century. The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1665–1670 by plans of Carlo Lurago . It containts tomb of the Thun family. A tourist destination are the ruins of the Egerberk castle, located above the village of Lestkov. Klášterec nad Ohří is twinned with: Thun 1794 a.s. Thun 1794 (official name Thun 1794 a.s. ) was a German and Czech porcelain manufacturer using

75-548: The Klášterec factory is part of the collections of the Porcelain museum of Klášterec nad Ohří . The factory was founded in 1888 by Ernst Máder. Between 1941 and 1945, the site was used by Melitta . After World War II, the company became part of the Karlovy Vary porcelain company. It was purchased by Thun 1794 in 2009. The plant was founded in 1921. After World War II, it became part of the Karlovy Vary porcelain company. In 2009,

90-502: The area of extinct villages of Pavlov and Potočná), Vernéřov and Mikulovice were joined. The company Thun 1794 a.s. , which has been the largest Czech porcelain manufacturer, produced porcelain in Klášterec nad Ohří in a factory with a capacity of approximately 1,000 tonnes per year. In 2024, after 230 years of existence, the production ended. The I/13 road (part of the European route E442 ) from Karlovy Vary to Liberec passes through

105-510: The main landmark of the town. It was created by the reconstruction of the manor house in 1590–1618 and rebuilt to the present Neo-Gothic style in 1856–1860. It is open to the public and it includes a porcelain museum , and large and dendrologically significant English-style park with the salla terrena (a one-storey summer house) and a set of chapels of the Seven Pains of the Virgin Mary from

120-529: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klösterle&oldid=1040159024 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1terec nad Oh%C5%99%C3%AD The town part of Miřetice u Klášterce nad Ohří and

135-520: The same name. Klášterec nad Ohří is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Chomutov and 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Karlovy Vary . The Ohře River flows through the town. The municipal territory lies in three geomorphological regions: the southern part lies in the Doupov Mountains , the central part lies in the western tip of the Most Basin , and the northern part lies in

150-438: The second half of the 20th century, some of then already as extinct villages. Šumná and Útočiště have been administered by Klášterec since its inception, and Lestkov has belonged to Klášterec since the beginning of the 17th century. In 1950, Miřetice was joined, in 1961, Klášterecká Jeseň (including the area of extinct villages of Kunov and Vysoké), Ciboušov, Rašovice and Suchý Důl were joined, and finally in 1988 Hradiště (including

165-477: The town grew in importance as one of the earliest European regions of porcelain production and became famous for its porcelain. The original owners of the Klášterec nad Ohří porcelain factory, the Princes of Thun und Hohenstein , were in 1945 expelled from Czechoslovakia along with the remaining ethnic German population. Over the years, a number of settlements were attached to Klášterec nad Ohří, most of them only in

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180-453: The town too much. In the half of the 15th century, Klášterec was already referred to as a market town . At the beginning of the 16th century, the town wall was completed. During the 16th century, houses were built behind this wall, which created the so-called "lower town". In 1794, the oldest porcelain factory and the second oldest factory in Bohemia overall was founded. In the years to come

195-401: The town. Klášterec nad Ohří is located on the interregional railway line Prague – Cheb . The historic centre is made up of Dr. Eduarda Beneše Square with its surroundings, including the castle complex. The main building on the square is the town hall. It was built in the second half of the 19th century, after the original town hall burned down several times. Klášterec nad Ohří Castle is

210-436: The villages of Ciboušov, Hradiště, Klášterecká Jeseň, Lestkov, Mikulovice, Rašovice, Suchý Důl, Šumná, Útočiště and Vernéřov are administrative parts of Klášterec nad Ohří. The settlement was named Klášterec (diminutive from klášter , meaning "little monastery") after the branch of the monastery founded here by monks from Postoloprty . Since 1921, the town has been named Klášterec nad Ohří to distinguish from other places with

225-602: Was founded in 1794 by Franz Joseph Graf von Thun und Hohenstein  [ cs ] and Johann Nikolaus Weber . From the beginning, it has focused on the production of tableware. In the seventies of the 20th century, the factory was moved to new premises. The production of porcelain in the Klášterec plant stopped in September 2023. It was taken over by plants in Nová Role and Lesov, whose semi-finished products continued to be decorated, fired and packaged in Klášterec. Porcelain from

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