Sadov ( German : Sodau ) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
16-460: The villages of Bor, Lesov, Podlesí and Stráň are administrative parts of Sadov. This Karlovy Vary Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region ( Czech : Karlovarský kraj ) is an administrative unit ( Czech : kraj ) of the Czech Republic , located in the westernmost part of the country. It
32-690: A centre in the village of Dalovice in the Karlovy Vary District in 2007. 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. Karlovy Vary District Karlovy Vary District ( Czech : okres Karlovy Vary ) is a district in
48-449: 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, and Mariánské Lázně Airport . The region lacks any motorways. 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). The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague opened
64-508: Is located in the district. It is one of the six public international airports in the country. The Red Tower of Death in Ostrov, the mining cultural landscape Jáchymov and the mining cultural landscape Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019 as parts of the transnational Ore Mountain Mining Region . The historic city centre of Karlovy Vary with
80-573: Is named after its capital Karlovy Vary . It is known for spas , which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně . The Karlovy Vary Region, as a higher territorial self-governing unit, was created in 2000 in the northern part of the West Bohemian Region. The seat of the region is Karlovy Vary. In terms of size, number of municipalities, and population, it ranks among the smaller regions of the Czech Republic. Its area (3,314 km²) covers 4.25% of
96-631: Is one protected landscape area , located in the west of the district: Slavkovský les . The largest employers with headquarters in Karlovy Vary District and at least 500 employees are: The I/6 road, which is the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary and Cheb (part of the European route E48 ), passes through the district. The I/20 road (part of the European route E49 ) leads from Karlovy Vary to Plzeň . Karlovy Vary Airport
112-1144: The Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic . Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary . Karlovy Vary District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Karlovy Vary and Ostrov . Towns are marked in bold : Abertamy - Andělská Hora - Bečov nad Teplou - Bochov - Boží Dar - Božičany - Bražec - Březová - Černava - Chodov - Chyše - Čichalov - Dalovice - Děpoltovice - Doupovské Hradiště – Hájek - Horní Blatná - Hory - Hroznětín - Jáchymov - Jenišov - Karlovy Vary - Kolová - Krásné Údolí - Krásný Les - Kyselka - Merklín - Mírová - Nejdek - Nová Role - Nové Hamry - Ostrov - Otovice - Otročín - Pernink - Pila - Potůčky - Pšov - Sadov - Šemnice - Smolné Pece - Stanovice - Štědrá - Stráž nad Ohří - Stružná - Teplá - Teplička - Toužim - Útvina - Valeč - Velichov - Verušičky - Vojkovice - Vrbice - Vysoká Pec - Žlutice Part of
128-519: The Cheb District and 38 in the Sokolov District. Since 1 January 2003, Karlovy Vary Region has been administratively divided into 7 administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers (AD MEP): Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic with a population of less than 300,000. Only 11 municipalities have populations greater than 5,000. The largest municipality of
144-466: The district area belongs to Hradiště Military Training Area . Karlovy Vary District borders Germany in the north. The character of the terrain is very diverse, the landscape alternates between mountainous, hilly and slightly undulating. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Ore Mountains (north), Doupov Mountains (east), Sokolov Basin (west), Slavkov Forest (west), Teplá Highlands (south) and Rakovník Uplands (small part in
160-515: The district's area. The most important river is the Ohře , which flows across the territory from west to northeast. Its longest tributaries within the district are the rivers Teplá and Rolava . The southern part of the district is drained by the Střela . The district is also crossed by the Černá in the north. There are no significant bodies of water. The largest body of water is the Žlutice Reservoir. There
176-531: The region include Františkovy Lázně , Mariánské Lázně , Lázně Kynžvart and Jáchymov . The spas are visited by Czechs as well as by people from the rest of Europe, Russia, Israel and North America. The Karlovy Vary spa wafer, a local food item, was awarded protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the European Commission in 2011. The water from the region is used in locally produced beverages including Mattoni from Karlovy Vary and Aquila from
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#1733093057310192-493: The region is Karlovy Vary with a population of around 50,000. The table below shows the municipalities in Karlovy Vary Region with the largest population (as of 1 January 2024): Other significant towns in Karlovy Vary Region are Nejdek , Kraslice , Františkovy Lázně and Horní Slavkov . The region is responsible over half of the county's spa industry. Twelve spas are in the city of Karlovy Vary. Other spa towns in
208-759: The southeast). The highest point of the district and the entire Karlovy Vary Region is the Klínovec Mountain in Jáchymov with an elevation of 1,244 metres (4,081 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Ohře in Stráž nad Ohří at 305 m (1,001 ft). From the total district area of 1,510.7 km (583.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 534.5 km (206.4 sq mi), forests occupy 651.3 km (251.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 26.5 km (10.2 sq mi). Forests cover 43.1% of
224-573: The spa cultural landscape was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 as part of the transnational Great Spa Towns of Europe because of its springs and architectural testimony to the popularity of spa towns in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destinations are
240-487: The territory of the Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Region is the third smallest region by area, right after Prague and the Liberec Region. By population, the Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic, with approximately 279,000 inhabitants. The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into three districts: At a lower level, the region has 134 municipalities, comprising 56 in the Karlovy Vary District, 40 in
256-435: The village of Kyselka . 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. The Karlovy Region is served by Karlovy Vary Airport , which handled more than 100,000 passengers in 2012. The region
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