Bublava
Bublava (German: Schwaderbach) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Bublava | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bublava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′28″N 12°30′19″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Sokolov |
| First mentioned | 1601 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 395 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 357 22 |
| Website | obecbublava |
Geaography
The municipality is situated to the west of the Ore Mountains next to the German border and German town Klingenthal.
The Bublavský Brook flows through Bublava and the peak of the Aschberg mountain is found on its territory.
History
The first written mention of Bublava is from 1601.[2]
Trade and intermarriage across the border which once separated Bohemia (and, at times, Austria-Hungary) from Saxony were denied. The inhabitants' alienation and separation from Klingenthal was largely induced through the draconian post-World War II resettlement moves by Soviet forces, who systematically depopulated the areas bordering the GDR, many kilometers into then Czechoslovakia, deporting the (mostly German and multicultural) population. Some of these deportations forced the refugees to resettle in central Asia and other remote areas of the Soviet Union, if not outright deportation into Gulags.
Sport
For more than 100 years, Bublava is known as a winter sports resort.[2]
Sights
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Mt. Olověný vrch with the Bleiberg lookout tower
- A warrior memorial
- A memorial for the victims of Fascism
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Něco o obci" (in Czech). Obec Bublava. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
