Svatava
Svatava (Zwodau) is a market town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Svatava • Settlement Type — Market town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Karlovy Vary • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Sokolov • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1391 • Area Total Km2 — 11.59 • Elevation M — 407 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 1593 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 357 03 • Website — https: www.mestyssvatava.cz/
Etymology
Etymology
The settlement was named after the Svatava River.
Geography
Geography
Svatava is located about 2 km northwest of Sokolov and 17 km west of Karlovy Vary. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Sokolov Basin, only the northern part extends into the Ore Mountains and includes the highest point of Svatava, the hill Svatavský vrch at 508 m above sea level. The Svatava River flows through the market town. Half of Medard Lake is situated in Svatava's territory.
History
History
The first written mention of Svatava is in a document of King Wenceslaus IV from 1391. Until 1789, it was an insignificant agricultural village. From 1789, lignite mining began to develop. In 1903, Svatava was promoted to a market town. During World War II, Svatava was occupied by Germany. In 1943, the occupiers established a slave labour camp, which in September 1944 became a subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp. 1,350 women of various nationalities were imprisoned there. In April 1945, over 1,000 women reached the subcamp following death marches from other subcamps. The surviving prisoners were liberated by American troops on 7 May 1945. The lignite mining ceased in 2000 and the Medard mine was reclaimed to the lake.
Transport
Transport
Svatava is located on the railway line Sokolov–Kraslice.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — Memorial of Subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp The main landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was built in the Historicist style in 1924. In 1926, the rectory was added to the church. A memorial of the subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp was created in 1963 by Daniela Vinopalová and erected in 1965.
Notable people
Notable people
• Ernst Mosch (1925–1999), musician
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Czech Statistical Office. Population in municipalities as at 1. 1. DataStat. 2026-05-18.
- 2.Městys Svatava. Historie.
- 3.Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial. Zwodau (Svatava) Subcamp.
- 4.Czech Statistical Office. Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. 2015-12-21.
- 5.Czech Statistical Office. Population Census 2021: Population by sex. Public Database. 2021-03-27.
- 6.National Heritage Institute. Kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie s farou.
- 7.National Heritage Institute. Památník ženského koncentračního tábora.
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