Hazlov

Hazlov
—  Municipality and village  —
Hazlov, Hazlov Castle
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Location of Hazlov municipality within Cheb District and administrative area of Aš as a Municipality with Extended Competence.
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary Region
District	Cheb District
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Všetečka
Area
• Total	10.77 sq mi (27.89 km2)
Elevation	1,800 ft (550 m)
Population (2006)
• Total	1 665
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Hazlov (German: Haslau) is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. In 2008 the village had a population of 1 665.

Geography

Hazlov lies 12 kilometres northwest from Cheb and 10 kilometres southeast from Aš, about 550 meters above sea level. Through the village flows Hazlovský potok.

It neighbour with Lipná to the west, with Táborská to the southwest, with Ostroh to the south and with Vojtanov to the east. To the northeast there is the German border.

History

Hazlov was first mentioned in 1224, as a property of the noble house of Hazlov (Haslau). Bedřich from Hazlov probably build a castle, which is located in the village. In 1401 is Hazlov bough by the Nicholas Jur from Cheb. Other owners of the village were: the Landwüst (from 1450), the Kocov (from 1579), the Dětřichov, the Nostitz and the Moser. Last nobility owners were the Hemfeld (until 1945).

To the end of the 18th century, Hazlov was mostly an agricultural village. From the 19th century a textile industry expanded in the whole Aš-region, include in Hazlov. The first textile factory was opened in 1822.

In this days, the village had a population of 1665. The municipality of Hazlov has a six districts: Hazlov, Lipná, Polná, Skalka, Táborská and Výhledy.

Progress of population of Hazlov

Year	1850	1930	1947	1961	1970	2001
Population	1 796	2 922	999	1 173	1 168	1 192

Landmarks

Buildings

• Ruins of castle Hazlov,
• catholic Feast of the Cross church,
• cemetery church of St. George from 1686,
• evangelic church from 1907.

Memorials and others

• World War I Memorial,
• World War II Memorial,
• Dr. Anton Frey Memorial,
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk,
• Crucifix,
• a three conciliation crosses,
• A cross of Cheb,
• Two chapels.

Gallery

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  Ruins of castle Hazlov with Feast of the Cross church.

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  Evangelic church.

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  Trainstation Hazlov.

Notes

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Czech Wikipedia.