Oloví (German: Bleistadt) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Oloví
Town
View from a hill
Coat of arms
Oloví Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′44″N 12°33′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1523
Government
• Mayor	Jiří Mikuláš
Area
• Total	19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Elevation	528 m (1,732 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,597
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 07
Website	www.olovi.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Hory, Nové Domy and Studenec are administrative parts of Oloví.

History

The first written mention of Oloví is from 1523. Since its foundation, lead and to a lesser extent silver were mined in the area, hence the town's name (lead = olovo in Czech).[2]

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Oloví is twinned with:[3]

• Kastl, Germany

References

External links

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