Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District)
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Andělská Hora 2017-07-21 Jih.jpg
| image_caption = Andělská Hora seen from the castle
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| image_shield = Andelskk znak.jpg
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| subdivision_name1 = Karlovy Vary
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Karlovy Vary
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1488
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8.08
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 665
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 398
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 364 71
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| website = {{URL|https://www.andelskahora.cz/}}
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Andělská Hora ({{langx|de|Engelhaus}}) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The original German name means "angel's castle", the Czech name means "angel's mountain". The name refers to the castle on a hill above the settlement, which was founded together with the settlement by the Lords of Plauen, who have an angel in their coat of arms.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=384–385|year=1947|language=cs}}
Geography
Andělská Hora is located about {{convert|7|km|0}} southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is the hill Andělská hora at {{convert|713|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The municipality is rich in small brooks and fishponds.
History
The first written mention of the Andělská Hora Castle is from 1402. It was probably founded shortly before this year. The settlement below the castle was founded in 1488 by Henry III of Plauen.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.andelskahora.cz/obec/historie/|publisher=Obec Andělská Hora|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-23}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1002
|1880|935
|1890|974
|1900|953
|1910|901
|1921|777
|1930|792
|1950|221
|1961|287
|1970|229
|1980|215
|1991|165
|2001|191
|2011|294
|2021|390
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The I/6 road (part of the European route E48), which replaces the incomplete section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary, passes through the municipality.
Sights
File:Andělská Hora 2017-07-21 Celkový pohled.jpg
Ruins of Andělská Hora Castle is the main landmark of the landscape. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1718 and then never restored.{{cite web |title=Zřícenina hradu Engelsburg|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zricenina-hradu-engelsburg-17950604|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-23}}
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel was built in the late Gothic style in 1487–1490. After the fire in 1718, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style.{{cite web |title=Kostel Archanděla Michaela|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-archandela-michaela-15199926|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-23}}
The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the early Baroque style in 1698–1712 according to the design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. It was originally a pilgrimage church, later turned into a cemetery church.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nejsvetejsi-trojice-16334885|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-23}}
Notable people
- Henry V, Burgrave of Plauen (1533–1568), nobleman
References
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External links
{{commons category|Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District)}}
- {{official|https://www.andelskahora.cz/}}
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