The northern part of the municipal territory with most of the built-up area lies in a relatively flat landscape of the Sokolov Basin. Karlovy Vary is located about 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Prague. The city was also colloquially called Warmbad ("hot bath"). The name Karlovy Vary means literally " Charles' Baths". Karlovy Vary is made up of 15 city parts and villages:Ĭihelny forms an exclave of the municipal territory. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name " Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. The historic city centre with the spa cultural landscape is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Karlovy Vary is the site of numerous hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River), and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city. It lies at the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. Karlovy Vary ( Czech pronunciation: ⓘ German: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled Carlsbad in English) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
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