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Výsluní (earlier also Suniperk; German: Sonnenberg) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Výsluní
Town
General view of the town
Coat of arms
Výsluní
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°28′0″N 13°14′15″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1547
Area
 • Total30.34 km2 (11.71 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total276
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
431 83
Websitewww.mesto-vysluni.cz

Administrative parts


Hamlets of Kýšovice, Sobětice, Třebíška, Úbočí and Volyně are administrative parts of Výsluní.


Geography


Výsluní is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Chomutov and 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Karlovy Vary. It briefly borders Germany in the north. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at 914 metres (2,999 ft) above sea level. The Prunéřovský stream springs in the municipal territory and flows through the town to the east, which then turn to the southwest and forms the municipal border.


History


Výsluní was founded as a mining settlement. Silver, copper, tin and lead ores had been mined in the vicinity of Výsluní since the 14th century. Výsluní itself was founded in the 16th century, the first written mention is from 1547. In 1565, it was referred to as a market town, and in 1584, it became a mining town.[2]


Sights


Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Church of Saint Wenceslaus

The town is known for the Church of Saint Wenceslaus, the largest church in the Upper Ore Mountains, popularly known as the Ore Mountains Cathedral.[3] It dominates the town and is visible on the southern slope of the mountains far into the Most Basin.[2]

The town hall is an Empire style building from 1846.[2]



The town's church appeared in many film works: The Borgias, Henri 4, Year of the Devil, Forgotten Light, Thirty Cases of Major Zeman, and Feuer frei! music video.[3]


Notable people



References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Výsluní. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. "Výsluňský kostel zachraňoval farář Bolka Polívky, duněli tu i Rammstein" (in Czech). iDnes. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  4. Constant von Wurzbach (1881). Biographical Dictionary of the Empire, Austria (Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich), 43. Band, Wien 1881, S. 140 f.


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На других языках

[de] Výsluní

Výsluní (deutsch Sonnenberg, tschechisch früher Suniperk) ist eine Stadt im Okres Chomutov im Ústecký kraj in Tschechien.
- [en] Výsluní


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