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Kašperské Hory ([ˈkaʃpɛrskɛː ˈɦorɪ] (listen); German: Bergreichenstein) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Range, some 65 km (40 mi) south of the region's capital of Plzeň. It is known as a ski resort. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Kašperské Hory
Town
Panorama of the town
Flag
Coat of arms
Kašperské Hory
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′38″N 13°33′34″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1337
Government
 • MayorBohuslava Bernardová
Area
 • Total44.13 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
Elevation
758 m (2,487 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,404
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
341 92
Websitewww.kasphory.cz

Administrative parts


Villages of Červená, Dolní Dvorce, Kavrlík, Lídlovy Dvory, Opolenec, Podlesí, Tuškov and Žlíbek are administrative parts of Kašperské Hory.


History


Kašperské Hory existed already at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries as an extensive mining settlement near an important gold-bearing area. The Kašperk Castle was built above the town by Charles IV to guard the border and protect the trade route and local gold mines. The castle was named after its founder Karlsberg ("Charles' Mountain" in German) and transcribed to Czech as Kašperk. In 1584 the town became a royal town.[2]

After World War I, with the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the town became part of Czechoslovakia. According to the census of 1930, it had a population of 2,289, of which 2,103 (91.9%) were Germans and 186 (8.1%) were Czechs. After the end of the World War II in 1945, the original German-speaking population was forcibly expelled from the town and indeed all of Czechoslovakia according to the Potsdam agreement, with all of their property being confiscated. Subsequently, the town was repopulated with Czechs.


Tourism


The town's countryside provide five circular routes and two nature trails suitable both for walking and cycling. In winter there are tracks for cross-country skiing covering 20 km and a down hill skiing complex with artificial snow, three ski lifts and a ski school.

There are three museums in the town, the local history Museum of Šumava featuring extensive exhibitions on glass making, wood cutting, gold mining, natural history exhibits, folklore and seasonal exhibitions. The other museums are the Museum of Historical Motorcycles and Exposition on Czech Wooden Toys.


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory is twinned with:[3]


References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Kašperské Hory. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. "Partnerské město Grafenau" (in Czech). Město Kašperské Hory. Retrieved 2020-07-27.


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На других языках

[de] Kašperské Hory

Kašperské Hory (deutsch: Bergreichenstein, früher auch Reichenstein) ist eine Stadt in Tschechien. Sie liegt elf Kilometer südlich von Sušice und gehört zum Okres Klatovy. Kašperské Hory ist die höchstgelegene gotische Stadt Böhmens.
- [en] Kašperské Hory


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