Karlovy Vary
city in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
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Summary
Karlovy Vary is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,213 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karlovy Vary District[3], Karlovy Vary (administrative district)[4]
- Country: Czech Republic[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ohře[6], Teplá[7]
- Head of government: Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová[8]
- Instance of: municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[9], statutory city in the Czech Republic[10], municipality of the Czech Republic[11], capital of region[12], district town[13], municipality with authorized municipal office[14], Czech municipality with expanded powers[15]
- Shares border with: Hory[16], Otovice[17], Březová[18], Nová Role[19], Sadov[20], Kolová[21], Mírová[22], Děpoltovice[23], Dalovice[24], Jenišov[25], Andělská Hora[26], Horní Slavkov[27], Pila[28], Stanovice[29]
- Named after: Charles IV[30]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bohatice[31], Cihelny[32], Čankov[33], Doubí[34], Drahovice[35], Dvory[36], Hůrky[37], Olšová Vrata[38], Počerny[39], Rosnice[40], Rybáře[41], Sedlec[42], Stará Role[43], Tašovice[44]
- Headquarters location: Karlovy Vary[45]
- Twinned administrative body: Baden-Baden[46], Cassino[47], Bernkastel-Kues[48], Omsk[49], Varberg Municipality[50], Carlsbad[51], Eilat[52], Kusatsu[53], Locarno[54]
- Postal code: 360 01–364 64[55]
- Part of: The Great Spa Towns of Europe[56]
- Commons category: Karlovy Vary[57]
- Licence plate code: K[58]
- Located in time zone: Central European Summer Time[59], UTC+01:00[60], UTC+02:00[61]
- Inception: 1350[62]
- Official website: https://mmkv.cz/[63]
- IPA transcription: /ˈkarlovɪ ˈvarɪ/[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Karlovy Vary include Carlsbad[65], a city in the United States[66], in United States[67], founded in 1888[68] and Karlovy Vary Airport[69], an airport[70], in Czech Republic[71].
Why It Matters
Karlovy Vary has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for it include Carlsbad[65], a city in the United States[66], in United States[67], founded in 1888[68] and Karlovy Vary Airport[69], an airport[70], in Czech Republic[71].