Ostrov (Karlovy Vary District)

Ostrov

Ostrov nad Ohří
Ostrov Ostrov nad Ohří
Town
	Old Town Square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ostrov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°18′30″N 12°56′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	13th century
Government
• Mayor	Jan Bureš (ODS)
Area
• Total	50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	16,491
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	363 01
Website	www.ostrov.cz

Ostrov, also known as Ostrov nad Ohří (Czech pronunciation: [ˈostrof]; German: Schlackenwerth), is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located at a foothill of the Ore Mountains about 10 kilometres (6 miles) northeast of Karlovy Vary. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Town parts and villages of Arnoldov, Dolní Žďár, Hanušov, Hluboký, Horní Žďár, Kfely, Květnová, Liticov, Maroltov, Mořičov and Vykmanov

History

The origin of the settlement named Zlaukowerde (Slávek's Island) at the confluence of the Bystřice River and Jáchymov Creeks traces back to the beginning of the 13th century. The town charter for Ostrov was issued by Bohemian king John the Blind in 1331.

During World War II the castle served as a Nazi concentration camp. The population of Ostrov multiplied after World War II as people were moved to work in the uranium mines in nearby Jáchymov. The extensive housing blocks from the 1950s forming the new part of Ostrov are considered one of the best examples of socialist realism architecture in the Czech Republic.

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,664	—
1880	4,313	+17.7%
1890	4,420	+2.5%
1900	4,577	+3.6%
1910	4,810	+5.1%
1921	4,670	−2.9%
1930	5,135	+10.0%
1950	4,047	−21.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	17,136	+323.4%
1970	18,519	+8.1%
1980	19,450	+5.0%
1991	17,872	−8.1%
2001	17,451	−2.4%
2011	17,859	+2.3%
2021	16,491	−7.7%

Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[2]

Economy

The town was known for production of Škoda trolleybuses for many decades, but this ended in 2004.

Notable people

Joachim Andreas von Schlick (1569–1621), nobleman
Augustin Pfleger (1635–1686), composer
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1662–1746), organist, Hofkapellmeister and composer
Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821–1895), physicist and chemist, attended 1833–37 the local school
Vilma Cibulková (born 1963), actress
Radim Rulík (born 1965), ice hockey coach
Horst Siegl (born 1969), footballer
Petr Maděra (born 1970), writer
Lukáš Bauer (born 1977), cross-country skier
Jiří Štoček (born 1977), chess Grandmaster
Zbyněk Drda (born 1987), singer

Twin towns – sister cities

Ostrov is twinned with:[3]

Rastatt, Germany
Wunsiedel, Germany

Gallery

Ostrov Castle
Summer house in the castle park
Piarist monastery
Old Town Hall
Culture House at the Mírové Square

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
"Ostrov: Uplynulý víkend byl ve znamení významných událostí". parlamentnilisty.cz (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

External links

(in Czech) Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

[2] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[3] "Ostrov: Uplynulý víkend byl ve znamení významných událostí". parlamentnilisty.cz (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.