Teplice nad Bečvou

Teplice nad Bečvou (until 1959 Zbrašov) is a spa municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. In addition to the spa, the municipality is known for the Zbrašov Aragonite Caves.

Teplice nad Bečvou
Municipality
Spa building and hotel
Spa building and hotel
Flag of Teplice nad Bečvou
Flag
Coat of arms of Teplice nad Bečvou
Coat of arms
Teplice nad Bečvou is located in Czech Republic
Teplice nad Bečvou
Teplice nad Bečvou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′43″N 17°44′24″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictPřerov
First mentioned1328
Area
 • Total3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total515
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
753 01
Websitewww.teplicenb.cz

Geography

Teplice nad Bečvou is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Přerov and 34 km (21 mi) east of Olomouc. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. It is situated on the left bank of the Bečva River.

History

The first written mention of Teplice nad Bečvou under its old name Zbrašov is from 1328. One half of the village belonged to Helfštýn and later to Hranice estate and one half was owned by the Hradisko Monastery. In 1491, Vilém II of Pernštejn bought Zbrašov from Hradisko Monastery and annexed it to his Hranice estate.[2]

Zbrašov was then held by Václav Haugvic of Biskupice (in 1547–1553) and by Jan Kropáč Sr. of Nevědomí (1553–1571). In 1553, Jan Kropáč of Nevědomí had the most abundant thermal springs brought to one place and thus laid the foundations of the local spa. After the Battle of White Mountain, Zbrašov was acquired by Franz von Dietrichstein. His house owned the estate until 1923.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869232—    
1880214−7.8%
1890202−5.6%
1900219+8.4%
1910220+0.5%
YearPop.±%
1921239+8.6%
1930287+20.1%
1950543+89.2%
1961346−36.3%
1970316−8.7%
YearPop.±%
1980368+16.5%
1991325−11.7%
2001307−5.5%
2011376+22.5%
2021412+9.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Spa

The municipality is known as a spa resort that specializes in cardio-rehabilitation for clients with the emphasis on prevention of heart attacks and strokes. A unique medicinal mean are baths in the alkali earthy acidulous water with a high content of carbon dioxide.[5]

Sights
Geysers of hot acidulous water created stalagmites

The Zbrašov Aragonite Caves are located in Teplice nad Bečvou. The cave system was discovered in 1912 and open to the public in 1926. The caves contain aragonite, raft stalagmites and sinter spheric coating, reminding of doughnuts.[6]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Teplice nad Bečvou is twinned with:[7]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Teplice nad Bečvou. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Přerov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Lázně Teplice nad Bečvou" (in Czech). Lázně Teplice nad Bečvou a.s. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. "Zbrašov Aragonite Caves". Cave Administration of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  7. "Pobratene občine" (in Slovenian). Občina Šmarješke Toplice. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teplice nad Bečvou.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.