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Abertamy

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and local industry was nationalised. However roughly 150,000 of three million Sudeten Germans in the surrounding region were not expelled due to their indispensable mining and technical skills. A large German-speaking minority remained here until the 2000s, but it is gradually disappearing.
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The Church of Fourteen Holy Helpers was built in the late Gothic style in 1534. In 1735–1738, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. It was modified to its present form in the first half of the 19th century.
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Miners started to settle in the area between 1525 and 1529. The first written mention of Abertamy is from 1529. In 1579, Abertamy was promoted to royal mining town by Emperor
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Intensive mining of uranium ore had started in the area after World War II. There used to be two shafts in Abertamy. In 1998, the factory producing gloves closed down.
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continued. Abertamy lost its town rights, and the area was forcibly recatholicized after the war. In the mid-19th century manufacturing of
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The area is actively used for winter and summer sports. There is a large modern ski resort on the slopes of the mountain
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The most valuable monument in Abertamy is Mauritius Mine, which is remains of the largest tin mine in the
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Abertamy lies in the mining cultural landscape Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná, which was designated a
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In the 1930s, 98% of the population of Abertamy were ethnic Germans. The town was annexed by
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began and expanded in the 20th century. In 1876, Abertamy obtained the town status again.
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.
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The village of Hřebečná is an administrative part of Abertamy.
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in 1938 and in 1938–1945 it was administered as part of the
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Abertamy is located about 15 km (9 mi) north of
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Town
View of Abertamy from a road to Plešivec
Plešivec
Flag of Abertamy
Coat of arms of Abertamy
Abertamy is located in Czech Republic
50°22′8″N 12°49′6″E / 50.36889°N 12.81833°E / 50.36889; 12.81833
Czech Republic
Region
Karlovy Vary
District
Karlovy Vary
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
www.mesto-abertamy.cz
German
Karlovy Vary District
Karlovy Vary Region
Czech Republic
Ore Mountain Mining Region
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Karlovy Vary
Ore Mountains
Plešivec

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