Rotava

Town in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Rotava

Town

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Rotava

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 12°33′23″E﻿ / ﻿50.30306°N 12.55639°E﻿ / 50.30306; 12.55639
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Karlovy Vary
District| Sokolov
First mentioned| 1552
Government

• Mayor| Michal Červenka
Area

• Total

| 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Elevation

| 568 m (1,864 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 2,778
• Density| 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

357 01, 357 02

Website| www.rotava.cz

Rotava (German: Rothau) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Rotava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Rotava (2,583)
* Smolná (53)

## Geography

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Rotava is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Sokolov and 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Sklenský vrch at 817 m (2,680 ft) above sea level. The Svatava River flows along the western municipal border. The Rotava Stream flows along the eastern and southern border and then joins the Svatava.

## History

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The iron ore was mined in the area from 1543. The first written mention of Rotava is from 1552, when there was a hamlet with a hammer mill. Until 1628, the area was owned by the Schlick family. For the next centuries, it was property of the Nostitz family. The municipality of Rotava was created in the 19th century by merger of several settlements. The establishment of a bar iron rolling mill in 1861 brought significant development in Rotava.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 2,248| —
1880| 2,341| +4.1%
1890| 2,572| +9.9%
1900| 3,213| +24.9%
1910| 4,439| +38.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 4,563| +2.8%
1930| 4,695| +2.9%
1950| 1,477| −68.5%
1961| 1,883| +27.5%
1970| 4,110| +118.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 3,784| −7.9%
1991| 3,433| −9.3%
2001| 3,449| +0.5%
2011| 3,145| −8.8%
2021| 2,636| −16.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

## Sights

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The main landmark of Rotava is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a modern church, built in 1914–1925.[6]

## Twin towns – sister cities

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

Rotava is twinned with:[7]

* Veitshöchheim, Germany

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Rotava. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla, Rotava" (in Czech). Město Rotava. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
7. ^ "Partnerské město – Veitshöchheim, SRN" (in Czech). Město Rotava. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

## External links

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Towns, market towns and villages of Sokolov District

* Březová
* Bublava
* Bukovany
* Chlum Svaté Maří
* Chodov
* Citice
* Dasnice
* Dolní Nivy
* Dolní Rychnov
* Habartov
* Horní Slavkov
* Jindřichovice
* Josefov
* Kaceřov
* Krajková
* Královské Poříčí
* Kraslice
* Krásno
* Kynšperk nad Ohří
* Libavské Údolí
* Loket
* Lomnice
* Nová Ves
* Nové Sedlo
* Oloví
* Přebuz
* Rotava
* Rovná
* Šabina
* Šindelová
* Sokolov
* Staré Sedlo
* Stříbrná
* Svatava
* Tatrovice
* Těšovice
* Vintířov
* Vřesová

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* VIAF

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* Czech Republic

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