Krajková (German: Gossengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Krajková
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Coat of arms
Krajková Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′58″N 12°32′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi)
Elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	915
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 08
Website	www.krajkova.com

Administrative parts

Villages of Anenská Ves, Bernov, Dolina, Hrádek, Květná and Libnov are administrative parts of Krajková.

History

The first written mention of Krajková is from 1350. It was a mining town where lead was mined. In 1947 Krajková lost its town status and its German name was replaced with the Czech one.[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

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