Oloví
Oloví (German: Bleistadt) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Oloví | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Oloví Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′44″N 12°33′3″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Sokolov |
| First mentioned | 1523 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jiří Mikuláš |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,620 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 357 07 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Hory, Nové Domy and Studenec are administrative parts of Oloví.
History
The first written mention of Oloví is from 1523. Since its foundation, lead and to a lesser extent silver were mined in the area, hence the town's name (lead = olovo in Czech).[2]
From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- "Historie Oloví". olovi.cz (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- "Partnerské město Kastl" (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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