Bublava
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bublava
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Krušné hory pohled na Bublavu (2).jpg
| image_caption = View from the south
| image_flag = Bublava Flag.svg
| image_shield = Bublava CoA.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Karlovy Vary
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Sokolov
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|22|28|N|12|30|19|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1601
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 6.15
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 735
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 406
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 357 22
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://obecbublava.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Bublava ({{langx|de|Schwaderbach}}) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Geography
Bublava is located about {{convert|24|km}} north of Sokolov and {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border with Germany, adjacent to the German town of Klingenthal. It lies in the western part of the Ore Mountains. The brook Bublavský potok flows through the municipality. The highest point is the Kamenáč mountain at {{convert|936|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. A dominant feature is also the mountain Olověný vrch at {{convert|802|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
History
The first written mention of Bublava is from 1601.{{cite web |title=Něco o obci|url=https://obecbublava.cz/w/neco-o-obci/|publisher=Obec Bublava|language=cs|access-date=2021-06-04}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2410
|1880|2692
|1890|3194
|1900|3447
|1910|3914
|1921|3695
|1930|4106
|1950|675
|1961|668
|1970|533
|1980|363
|1991|260
|2001|336
|2011|344
|2021|362
|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
There is the Bublava / Aschberg/Klingenthal road border crossing with Germany.
Sport
Sights
The main landmark of Bublava is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was consecrated in 1883.{{cite web |title=Kostel Bublava|url=https://farnostkraslice.estranky.cz/clanky/kostely---kirchen/kostel-bublava.html|publisher=Farnost Kraslice|language=cs|access-date=2022-07-26}}
On the Olověný vrch there is the Bleiberg observation tower. It was built in 1933. The historical building was closed in 2017 and its repair is planned.{{cite web |title=Krušnohorská rozhledna Bleiberg čeká na znovuotevření|url=https://www.novinky.cz/cestovani/clanek/krusnohorska-rozhledna-bleiberg-ceka-na-znovuotevreni-40346469|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=cs|date=2020-12-30|access-date=2022-07-26}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Bublava}}
- {{official|https://obecbublava.cz/}}
{{Sokolov District}}
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