Hazlov

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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.

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[edit] Geography

Hazlov lies 12 kilometres northwest from Cheb and 10 kilometres southeast from , 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.

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

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] Buildings

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

[edit] Memorials and others

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

  1. ^ Progress of population of Hazlov between 1850 and 2001, according to: Obce Ašska v proměnách času, Kolektiv autorů, MÚ Aš (2005)

[edit] Notes

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


Coordinates: 50°09′N 12°16′E / 50.15°N 12.267°E / 50.15; 12.267

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