Oloví

Town in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Oloví

Town

View from a hill

Coat of arms

Oloví

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°14′44″N 12°33′3″E﻿ / ﻿50.24556°N 12.55083°E﻿ / 50.24556; 12.55083
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Karlovy Vary
District| Sokolov
Founded| 1523
Government

• Mayor| Jiří Mikuláš
Area

• Total| 19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Elevation

| 528 m (1,732 ft)
Population

(2023-01-01)[1]

• Total| 1,620
• Density| 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

357 07

Website| www.olovi.cz

Oloví (German: Bleistadt) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Hory, Nové Domy and Studenec are administrative parts of Oloví.

## Etymology[edit]

Both the Czech name Oloví and German name Bleistadt refer to the reason for the founding of the town, which was lead mining (lead = olovo in Czech and Blei in German).

## Geography[edit]

Oloví is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Sokolov and 21 km (13 mi) west of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the western part of the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at 681 m (2,234 ft) above sea level. The Svatava River flows through the town.

## History[edit]

Oloví was founded by Stephan Schlick in 1523 within his newly acquired Hartenberg estate. Since its foundation, lead and to a lesser extent silver were mined in the area. After the properties of the Schlick family were confiscated by King Ferdinand I, the estate was acquired by Lords of Plauen in 1551. In 1561, Ferdinand I separated Oloví from the Hartenberg estate and promoted it to a royal mining town. Because of the Thirty Years' War, the collapsing of tunnels and floods on the Svatava River, mining was reduced.[2]

From 1938 to 1945, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German population was expelled.

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1869| 2,177| —
1880| 2,194| +0.8%
1890| 1,898| −13.5%
1900| 2,472| +30.2%
1910| 3,664| +48.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1921| 3,396| −7.3%
1930| 3,589| +5.7%
1950| 1,684| −53.1%
1961| 1,943| +15.4%
1970| 2,266| +16.6%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1980| 2,146| −5.3%
1991| 1,783| −16.9%
2001| 1,901| +6.6%
2011| 1,741| −8.4%
2021| 1,557| −10.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

## Transport[edit]

Oloví is located on the railway line Sokolov–Kraslice.

## Sights[edit]

Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

The main landmark of Oloví is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1901–1902.[5]

## Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

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

Oloví is twinned with:[6]

* Kastl, Germany

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. ^ "Historie Oloví" (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Sokolov" (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. ^ "Kostel sv. Michaela archanděla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
6. ^ "Partnerské město Kastl" (in Czech). Město Oloví. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

## External links[edit]

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* Libavské Údolí
* Loket
* Lomnice
* Nová Ves
* Nové Sedlo
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* Rotava
* Rovná
* Šabina
* Šindelová
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